†Callista (Callista) elegans Lamarck 1806 (venus clam)
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Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Alternative combinations: Cytherea elegans, Meretrix elegans, Tivelina elegans
Belongs to Callista (Callista) according to J. Le Renard and J.-M. Pacaud 1995
Sister taxa: Callista (Callista) chinensis, Callista (Callista) chione, Callista (Callista) perovata
Subtaxa: Callista (Callista) elegans distans Callista (Callista) elegans soror Tivelina elegans elegantula
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Eocene of France (3 collections), Spain (4), the United Kingdom (3)
Total: 10 collections including 11 occurrences
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