Bivalvia - Arcida - Parallelodontidae
Alternative combinations: Cucullaea beyrichii, Macrodon beyrichi
Belongs to Parallelodon according to M. Hautmann et al. 2013
See also Philippi 1898 and Sha 1995
Sister taxa: Parallelodon (Gilbertwhitea), Parallelodon anaklastum, Parallelodon apenninicus, Parallelodon bimodoliratus, Parallelodon bittneri, Parallelodon brenensis, Parallelodon cancellosus, Parallelodon capillatus, Parallelodon carsulanus, Parallelodon chemungensis, Parallelodon comptus, Parallelodon corbina, Parallelodon datianensis, Parallelodon desioi, Parallelodon dickinsi, Parallelodon elongatum, Parallelodon groeberi, Parallelodon guizhouensis, Parallelodon hettangiensis, Parallelodon hirsonensis, Parallelodon hubeiensis, Parallelodon interrupta, Parallelodon jiaozishanensis, Parallelodon kingiana, Parallelodon laochangensis, Parallelodon latisinuatus, Parallelodon lianyuanensis, Parallelodon licharewi, Parallelodon longus, Parallelodon maxiai, Parallelodon minima, Parallelodon monobensis, Parallelodon multilamellatus, Parallelodon multistriatus, Parallelodon obsoletus, Parallelodon qinghaiensis, Parallelodon rectangulus, Parallelodon respectus, Parallelodon riccardii, Parallelodon rudis, Parallelodon rugosus, Parallelodon sangamonensis, Parallelodon striatus, Parallelodon subarguta, Parallelodon subtilistriatus, Parallelodon sulcatus, Parallelodon tectum, Parallelodon tenuistriatus, Parallelodon theodorensis, Parallelodon trapezium, Parallelodon trimuensis, Parallelodon uralicus, Parallelodon whitei, Parallelodon xijinwulanensis, Macrodon subesinensis, Macrodon geminum, Macrodon truncatus, Macrodon mediodepressum, Macrodon esinense, Macrodon punctata, Macrodon elongatum, Macrodon formosum, Macrodon badiana, Macrodon imbricarius, Macrodon solitarius, Macrodon hamiltonae, Macrodon klipsteini, Macrodon curionii, Macrodon juttensis, Macrodon rufae, Macrodon elongatus, Macrodon scaber, Macrodon strigilatum, Macrodon sturi
Ecology: facultatively mobile low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Triassic of China (1 collection), Germany (3), Spain (1), United States (2: Utah)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
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