†Clementia fischeri Abrard 1942 (venus clam)
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Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Full reference: R. Abrard. 1942. Mollusques Pleistocenes de la Cote Francaise des Somalis [Pleistocene molluscs from French Somaliland]. Archives du Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, serie 6 18:5-105
Belongs to Clementia according to R. Abrard 1942
Sister taxa: Clementia (Clementia), Clementia (Egesta), Clementia conradiana, Clementia elongata, Clementia inequalis
Type specimen: Its type locality is Baghenda, which is in a Pleistocene reef, buildup or bioherm limestone/sandstone in Djibouti
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Baghenda
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