Fulvia nienkeae Ter Poorten 2012 (cockle)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae

Full reference: J. J. Ter Poorten. 2012. Fulvia (Fulvia) nienkeae spec. nov., a new Fulvia from the Central Indo-West Pacific (Bivalvia, Cardiidae). Basteria 76(4-6):117-125

Belongs to Fulvia according to J. J. Ter Poorten 2012

Sister taxa: Fulvia aperta, Fulvia australis, Fulvia boholensis, Fulvia colorata, Fulvia dulcis, Fulvia fragiformis, Fulvia fragilis, Fulvia hungerfordi, Fulvia lineonotata, Fulvia mutica, Fulvia racketti, Fulvia scalata, Fulvia subquadrata, Fulvia tenuicostata, Fulvia undatopictum, Fulvia vepris

Type specimen: MNHN 25275

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Fulvia nienkeae in the database

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