Neolepton Monterosato 1875 (clam)
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Bivalvia - Cardiida - Neoleptonidae
Synonym: Notolepton Finlay 1927
Parent taxon: Neoleptonidae according to E. V. Coan et al. 2000
See also Beu et al. 1990, Bouchet et al. 2010, Lamprell and Healy 1998, Sepkoski 2002 and Vokes 1980
Sister taxa: Bernardina, Calvitium, Pachykellia, Puyseguria
Subtaxa: Neolepton (Neolepton) Neolepton (Stohleria)
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Argentina (4 collections), New Zealand (1), United States (2: California)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of United States (1: California)
• Pliocene of Australia (1)
• Miocene of New Zealand (3)
Total: 12 collections each including a single occurrence
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