Ameghinomya coquandi Hupé 1854 (venus clam)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Alternative combination: Venus coquandi

Belongs to Ameghinomya according to M. Griffin and S. N. Nielsen 2008

Sister taxa: Ameghinomya antiqua, Ameghinomya argentina, Ameghinomya camachoi, Ameghinomya chiloensis, Ameghinomya darwini, Ameghinomya meridionalis, Ameghinomya meridonalis, Ameghinomya volckmanni

Type specimen: MNHN-Gg2002/81, a shell

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Ameghinomya coquandi in the database

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