†Platyodon piedraensis Wiedey 1929 (softshell clam)
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Full reference: L. W. Wiedey. 1929. New Miocene mollusks from California. Journal of Paleontology 3(3):280-289
Belongs to Platyodon according to W. Loel and W. H. Corey 1932
See also Wiedey 1929
Sister taxa: Platyodon cancellatus, Platyodon nipponica
Type specimen: LSJU 521. Its type locality is LSJU loc. 441, Corral de Piedra, which is in a Miocene coastal sandstone in the Vaqueros Formation of California.
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (2: California collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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