Parapholas Conrad 1848 (clam)
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Bivalvia - Pholadida - Pholadidae
Parent taxon: Martesiinae according to H. E. Vokes 1980
See also Nagao 1928 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Aspidopholas, Chaceia, Formosulus, Goniochasma, Heteropholas, Penitella, Pholadidea, Ramsetia, Xylophomya
Subtaxa: Parapholas californica Parapholas quadrizonata Parapholas satoi
Ecology: stationary boring suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (4: California collections)
• Pliocene of United States (2: Alaska, Oregon)
• Miocene of the Russian Federation (1)
• Oligocene of Japan (1)
• Eocene of United States (1: New Jersey)
• Cretaceous of United States (1: Minnesota)
Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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