Callista kitsoni Newton 1922 (venus clam)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Full reference: R. B. Newton. 1922. Eocene Mollusca from Nigeria. Geological Survey of Nigeria Bulletin 3

Belongs to Callista according to R. B. Newton 1922

Sister taxa: Callista (Callista), Callista (Microcallista), Callista annexa, Callista diemenensis, Callista elongatotrigona, Callista gigantea, Callista mcgrathiana, Callista planatella, Callista subdiaphana, Cytherea (Callista) exintermedia, Cytherea (Callista) florida, Cytherea (Callista) splendida, Meretrix (Callista) montensis

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Eocene of Nigeria (6 collections)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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