Ervilia castanea Montagu 1803 (clam)
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Bivalvia - Cardiida - Semelidae
Alternative combination: Donax castanea
Belongs to Ervilia according to G. T. Poppe and Y. Goto 1993
See also Callapez and Ferreira Soares 2000
Sister taxa: Ervilia chipolana, Ervilia concentrica, Ervilia meyeri, Ervilia nitens, Ervilia oregonensis, Ervilia planata, Ervilia subcancellata, Ervilia triangularis, Ervilia valhosierr
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Italy (1 collection), Portugal (3)
• Miocene of Italy (2)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
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