†Pseudamussium clavatum Poli 1795 (scallop)
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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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