Marama Marwick 1927 (venus clam)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Parent taxon: Venerinae according to A. G. Beu et al. 1990

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Antigona, Artena, Callithaca, Chione, Chioneryx, Chionista, Chionopsis, Circomphalus, Clausinella, Dosina, Dosiniini, Globivenus, Humilaria, Iliochione, Irusella, Kuia, Leukoma, Melosia, Mercenaria, Paphonotia, Paraesa, Periglypta, Proxichione, Tapetini, Tawera, Turia, Venerini, Venus, Ameghinomya, Timoclea, Hinemoana, Placamen, Nioche, Austrovenus, Lirophora, Bassina, Anomalocardia

Subtaxa: Marama (Hina) Marama (Marama)

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Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Miocene of Australia (3 collections), New Zealand (11)

• Oligocene to Miocene of Australia (1)

• Oligocene of New Zealand (6)

• Eocene of New Zealand (7)

Total: 28 collections including 29 occurrences

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