†Gouldia (Gouldia) vetula Deshayes 1857 (venus clam)
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Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Alternative combinations: Circe vetula, Cytherea vetula
Full reference: G.P. Deshayes. 1857. Description des Animaux sans Vertébres découverts dans le Bassin des Paris 1(2):81-392
Belongs to Gouldia (Gouldia) according to J. Le Renard and J.-M. Pacaud 1995
See also Deshayes 1857
Sister taxon: Gouldia (Gouldia) minima
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Saint-Vast-les-Mello, Barisseuse (Eocene of France)
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