†Placamen gravescens Menke 1843 (venus clam)
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Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Belongs to Placamen according to B. Wilson 2002
See also Lamprell and Whitehead 1992
Sister taxa: Placamen calophyllum, Placamen tiara, Placemen placidum
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Dampier Limestone, Broadhurst Bight (Quaternary of Australia)
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