Pododesmus sella Tate 1886 (scallop)

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Anomiidae

Alternative combination: Placunanomia sella

Full reference: R. Tate. 1886. The lamellibranchs of the Older Tertiary of Australia (part 1). Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 8:96-158

Belongs to Pododesmus according to T. A. Darragh 1970

See also Tate 1886

Sister taxa: Pododesmus (Monia), Pododesmus (Pododesmus), Pododesmus decipiens, Pododesmus fragosus, Pododesmus patelliformis, Pododesmus rudis, Pododesmus waccamawensis

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Table Cape, Tasmania (inc. Freestone Cove Sst and Fossil Bluff Sst) (Miocene of Australia)

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