Resatrix Casey 1952 (venus clam)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Parent taxon: Meretricinae according to T. J. Wild and J. D. Stilwell 2016

See also Sepkoski 2002 and Vokes 1980

Sister taxa: Aeora, Cytherea, Cytheriopsis, Eomeretrix, Grateloupia, Meretricini, Meretrissa, Meretrix, Tivela, Tivelina

Subtaxa: Resatrix (Dosiniopsella) Resatrix (Vectorbis)

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Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Chile (1 collection), Indian Ocean (1), Mexico (1), Turkmenistan (1), the United Kingdom (22)

Total: 26 collections including 28 occurrences

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