Gouldia (Gouldia) minima Montagu 1803 (venus clam)
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Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Alternative combinations: Circe minima, Gouldia minima, Venus minima
Belongs to Gouldia (Gouldia) according to H. Moths et al. 2010
See also Bosselaers et al. 2004, Hendy 2007 and Wood 1850
Sister taxon: Gouldia (Gouldia) vetula
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Italy (1 collection), Spain (2), Turkey (2)
• Pliocene of Belgium (3), Greece (1), Italy (1), the United Kingdom (3)
• Miocene of Austria (4), Belgium (3), Cyprus (2), Germany (42), India (1), Italy (2), Morocco (4), the Netherlands (1), Poland (5)
Total: 77 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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