Pododesmus waccamawensis Gardner 1943 (scallop)

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Anomiidae

Alternative combination: Ostrea waccamawensis

Belongs to Pododesmus according to A. A. Olsson and R. E. Petit 1964

Sister taxa: Pododesmus (Monia), Pododesmus (Pododesmus), Pododesmus decipiens, Pododesmus fragosus, Pododesmus patelliformis, Pododesmus rudis, Pododesmus sella

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Cronly - Waccamaw Formation (Quaternary of North Carolina)

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