Nemodon vancouverensis Meek 1858 (clam)

Bivalvia - Arcida - Parallelodontidae

Belongs to Nemodon according to F. M. Anderson and G. D. Hanna 1935

Sister taxa: Nemodon (Nemodon), Nemodon brevifrons, Nemodon canadensis, Nemodon grandis, Nemodon textrina, Parallelodon (Nemodon) nuarsense

Ecology: facultatively mobile low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at CAS loc.1430, Johnson's ranch, midway between Rosario and Santa Catarina Landing (Cretaceous of Mexico)

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