Placemen placidum Philippi 1844 (venus clam)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Belongs to Placamen according to B. Wilson 2002

See also Lamprell and Whitehead 1992

Sister taxa: Placamen calophyllum, Placamen gravescens, Placamen tiara

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Placemen placidum in the database

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