†Aspidopholas Fischer 1887 (clam)
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Bivalvia - Pholadida - Pholadidae
Parent taxon: Martesiinae according to H. E. Vokes 1980
See also Lamprell and Healy 1998 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Chaceia, Formosulus, Goniochasma, Heteropholas, Parapholas, Penitella, Pholadidea, Ramsetia, Xylophomya
Subtaxa: Aspidopholas obtecta
Ecology: stationary boring suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Miocene of Egypt (1 collection)
• Oligocene of Denmark (1)
• Eocene of Ukraine (1)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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