Benthocardiella finisterra Güller & Zelaya, 2022
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Family:  Condylocardiidae ()
Max. size: 
Environment:  benthic; marine; depth range 0 - 31 m
Distribution:  Southeast Atlantic: Isla de los Estados, Argentina.
Diagnosis:  Shell minute, ca. 1.2 mm maximum length, trigonal, anteriorly projected, somewhat inflated, equivalve. Prodissoconch posteriorly raised but not projected. Hinge plate moderately thick. Resilifer large. Right valve: with only one discernible tooth anterior to the resilifer and two posterior teeth; the posterior tooth closer to the resilifer (proximal posterior tooth), minute. Left valve: with two anterior and two posterior teeth, the anteriormost tooth (distal anterior tooth) short and thick.
Biology:  Depth range based on type locality; to be replaced with a better reference. One of the small-sized sub-Antarctic bivalve species (Ref. 127650).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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