Pachydon cebada Anderson 1928 (clam)

Bivalvia - Pholadida - Corbulidae

Alternative combination: Corbula cebada

Belongs to Pachydon according to A. J. W. Hendy et al. 2008

Sister taxa: Pachydon altus, Pachydon amazonensis, Pachydon andersonae, Pachydon carinatus, Pachydon cuneatus, Pachydon ellipticus, Pachydon erectum, Pachydon hettneri, Pachydon iquitensis, Pachydon ledaeformis, Pachydon maaikeae, Pachydon obliquus, Pachydon ovatus, Pachydon telliniformis, Pachydon tenuis, Pachydon trigonalis

Type specimen: Its type locality is San Juan de Rio Seco, which is in an Eocene marginal marine shale in Colombia

Ecology: stationary infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at San Juan de Rio Seco

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