The shell of Scacchia maura spec. nov. closely resembles that of the Miocene S. antwerpiensis (Glibert, 1945). The differences are minor, but constant. Especially with regard to the distribution of S. zorni Van Aartsen & Fehr-de Wal, 1985, an extension of the known range is given.

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J. van der Linden. (1996). On Scacchia maura spec. nov. from Mauritania, with notes on Scacchia zorni Van Aartsen & Fehr-de Wal, 1985 (Bivalvia, Heterodonta: Lasaeidae). Basteria, 60(1/3), 57–61.