Clementia (Egesta) grayi Dall 1900 (venus clam)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Alternative combination: Clementia grayi

Belongs to Clementia (Egesta) according to H. E. Vokes 1974

See also Gardner 1947 and Ward 1998

Sister taxa: Clementia (Egesta) pertenuis, Clementia (Egesta) peruviana, Egesta peruviana

Type specimen: USNM 107381, a shell

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Miocene of Mexico (2 collections), United States (11: Delaware, Florida)

Total: 13 collections each including a single occurrence

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