Bivalvia - Pholadomyida - Pholadomyidae
Parent taxon: Pholadomyidae according to M. Aberhan 2004
See also Ros-Franch et al. 2014, Scholz et al. 2008, Sepkoski 2002 and Vokes 1980
Sister taxa: Agrawalimya, Anomalopleuroidea, Arcomya, Cortinia, Deltamya, Dianomya, Girardotia, Goniomya, Homomya, Homoya, Machomya, Molukkana, Neoburmesia, Osteomya, Parilimya, Pholadomya, Pholadomyinae, Rhytimya, Tetorimya, Triplicosta
Subtaxa: Pachymya (Pachymya) Pachymya (Trichomyella) Pachymya gigas
Type: Pachymya gigas
Ecology: facultatively mobile deep infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Argentina (5 collections), Egypt (1), Italy (1), Japan (2), Serbia and Montenegro (1), United States (1: Texas)
• Jurassic of Chile (15), Germany (9), Greenland (4), India (3), Mexico (2), Portugal (1), Spain (14)
• Triassic of Iran (1)
Total: 60 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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