Diarmaidia bidentata Montague 1803 (clam)
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Bivalvia - Cardiida - Lasaeidae
Alternative combinations: Montacuta bidentata, Mya bidentata, Mysella (Mysella) bidentata
Belongs to Diarmaidia according to E. V. Coan and P. Valentich-Scott 2012
See also Marquet 2005 and Wood 1850
Sister taxa: Diarmaidia egretta, Diarmaidia jingchunae, Diarmaidia zorritensis
Ecology: stationary infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Morocco (1 collection), the Netherlands (5), Poland (2), Turkey (1), the United Kingdom (6)
• Pliocene of Belgium (6), the United Kingdom (3)
• Miocene of Germany (2), the Netherlands (2)
Total: 28 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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