Cyrtodaria siliqua Spengler 1793 (clam)
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Bivalvia - Hiatellida - Hiatellidae
Alternative combination: Mya siliqua
Belongs to Cyrtodaria according to A. J. W. Hendy et al. 2008
See also Rosenberg 2005
Sister taxa: Cyrtodaria angusta, Cyrtodaria katieae, Cyrtodaria kurriana, Cyrtodaria rutupiensis
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Canada (4: Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia collections), Greenland (3)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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