Bivalvia - Pholadida - Pholadidae
Parent taxon: Martesiinae according to A. G. Beu 2006
See also Frassinetti and Covacevich 1999, Freneix et al. 1988, Sepkoski 2002 and Vokes 1980
Sister taxa: Aspidopholas, Chaceia, Formosulus, Goniochasma, Heteropholas, Parapholas, Penitella, Ramsetia, Xylophomya
Subtaxa: Pholadidea (Hatasia) Pholadidea increnata Pholadidea patagonica
Ecology: stationary boring suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Pliocene of the United Kingdom (1 collection)
• Miocene of Algeria (1), Argentina (6), Chile (2), the Russian Federation (2)
• Oligocene to Miocene of Argentina (1)
• Oligocene of Argentina (2), United States (1: California)
• Eocene of Argentina (1), United States (1: California)
• Paleocene of France (1), New Zealand (1)
• Cretaceous of United States (3: North Carolina, Texas)
Total: 23 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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