†Mesocallista (Mesocallista) analoga Forbes 1846 (venus clam)
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Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Alternative combination: Venus analoga
Full reference: E. Forbes. 1846. Report on the fossil invertebrata from southern India, collected by Mr. Kaye and Mr. Cunliffe. Transactions of the Geological Society of London, Series 2 7:97-174
Belongs to Mesocallista (Mesocallista) according to G. W. Kendrick and A. V. Vartak 2007
See also Forbes 1846
Sister taxa: Mesocallista (Mesocallista) chinhauaninae, Mesocallista (Mesocallista) vagrans
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of India (4 collections), Libya (1), Tunisia (1)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
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