Platyodon Conrad 1837 (softshell clam)
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Alternative spelling: Mya (Platyodon)
Parent taxon: Myidae according to E. V. Coan et al. 2000
See also Clark and Arnold 1923 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Cryptomya, Cryptomyinae, Mya, Myinae, Paramya, Sphenia, Spheniinae, Tugonia, Venatomya
Subtaxa: Platyodon cancellatus Platyodon nipponica Platyodon piedraensis
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (15: California collections)
• Miocene of Japan (2), United States (1: California)
• Oligocene of Canada (1: British Columbia)
Total: 19 collections each including a single occurrence
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