Meroena polita Lamarck 1806 (venus clam)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Alternative combinations: Cytherea polita, Sunetta polita

Belongs to Meroena according to J. Le Renard and J.-M. Pacaud 1995

Sister taxa: Meroena multisulcata, Meroena semisulcata, Meroena separata, Meroena trigonula

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Eocene of France (1 collection), the United Kingdom (2)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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