Scapharca (Scapharca) geyleri Boettger 1881 (clam)

Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae

Alternative combination: Arca (Scapharca) geyleri

Belongs to Scapharca (Scapharca) according to S. K. Skwarko 1994

Sister taxa: Scapharca (Scapharca) cordicosta, Scapharca (Scapharca) delicatula, Scapharca (Scapharca) diluvii, Scapharca (Scapharca) gendinganensis, Scapharca (Scapharca) hulshofi, Scapharca (Scapharca) invidiosa, Scapharca (Scapharca) multiformis, Scapharca (Scapharca) obispoana

Ecology: facultatively mobile semi-infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Palembang Formation - Sumatra (Miocene of Indonesia)

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