†Meretrix (Callista) montensis Cossmann 1908 (venus clam)
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Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Belongs to Meretrix (Callista) according to F. Traub 1938
Sister taxa: Callista (Callista), Callista (Microcallista), Callista annexa, Callista diemenensis, Callista elongatotrigona, Callista gigantea, Callista kitsoni, Callista mcgrathiana, Callista planatella, Callista pseudoplana, Callista subdiaphana, Cytherea (Callista) exintermedia, Cytherea (Callista) florida, Cytherea (Callista) splendida
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Paleocene of Austria (1 collection), Belgium (2), Bulgaria (1), China (1), Germany (1)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
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