Neocrassina obliqua Deshayes 1830 (clam)

Bivalvia - Carditida - Astartidae

Alternative combinations: Astarte obliqua, Crassinella obliqua

Belongs to Neocrassina according to Fischer 1887

See also Douville 1879

Sister taxa: Neocrassina (Coelastarte), Neocrassina californica, Neocrassina elegans, Neocrassina gueuxi

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Dorset BR51 (Jurassic of the United Kingdom)

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