Clementia fischeri Abrard 1942 (venus clam)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Full reference: R. Abrard. 1942. Mollusques Pleistocenes de la Cote Francaise des Somalis [Pleistocene molluscs from French Somaliland]. Archives du Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, serie 6 18:5-105

Belongs to Clementia according to R. Abrard 1942

Sister taxa: Clementia (Clementia), Clementia (Egesta), Clementia conradiana, Clementia elongata, Clementia inequalis

Type specimen: Its type locality is Baghenda, which is in a Pleistocene reef, buildup or bioherm limestone/sandstone in Djibouti

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Baghenda

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