Gemma sanctimauricensis Harris 1919 (venus clam)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Full reference: G. D. Harris. 1919. Pelecypoda of the St. Maurice and Claiborne stages. Bulletins of American Paleontology 6(31):1-208

Belongs to Gemma according to G. D. Harris 1919

Sister taxa: Gemma cravenensis, Gemma gemma, Gemma magna, Gemma verdevilla

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at ACh-8 Lisbon (Eocene of Alabama)

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