Placamen tiara Dillwyn 1817 (venus clam)
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Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Alternative combination: Chione tiara
Belongs to Placamen according to G. Rosenberg et al. 2006
See also Jensen 1996 and Lamprell and Whitehead 1992
Sister taxa: Placamen calophyllum, Placamen gravescens, Placemen placidum
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Japan (1 collection), Taiwan (8)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Malaysia (9)
• Pliocene of Indonesia (1)
Total: 19 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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