Pseudamussium clavatum Poli 1795 (scallop)

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinoidae

Alternative combinations: Chlamys clavata, Ostrea clavata

Synonym: Ostrea inflexa Poli 1795

Belongs to Pseudamussium according to R. Marquet and H. H. Dijkstra 1999

Sister taxa: Pecten (Pseudamussium) peckhami, Pseudamussium (Palliolum), Pseudamussium (Peplum), Pseudamussium edegemense, Pseudamussium gilchristi, Pseudamussium inflexum, Pseudamussium lilli, Pseudamussium peslutrae, Pseudamussium princeps, Pseudamussium sulcatum

Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Pliocene of Belgium (3 collections), Greece (2)

• Miocene of Belgium (1), Denmark (1)

Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence

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