Platyodon cancellatus Conrad 1837 (softshell clam)

Bivalvia - Pholadida - Myidae

Alternative combinations: Mya (Platyodon) cancellata, Platyodon cancellata

Belongs to Platyodon according to A. Hendy 2021

See also Ashley 1895, Clark and Arnold 1923, Coan et al. 2000 and Hendy 2020

Sister taxa: Platyodon nipponica, Platyodon piedraensis

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Quaternary of United States (14: California collections)

• Oligocene of Canada (1: British Columbia)

Total: 15 collections each including a single occurrence

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