†Callista (Callista) elegans distans Deshayes 1825 (venus clam)
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Alternative combinations: Cytherea elegans distans, Meretrix distans
Belongs to Callista (Callista) elegans according to J. Le Renard and J.-M. Pacaud 1995
Sister taxa: Callista (Callista) elegans soror, Tivelina elegans elegantula
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Saint-Vast-les-Mello, Barisseuse (Eocene of France)