Coralliophaga (Oryctomya) (clam)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Trapezidae

Alternative spelling: Oryctomya

Parent taxon: Coralliophaga according to G. D. Harris 1919

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Coralliophaga (Coralliophaga), Coralliophaga bryani, Coralliophaga coralliophaga, Coralliophaga cyprinoides

Subtaxa: Coralliophaga (Oryctomya) claibornensis

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Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Eocene of United States (2: Alabama collections)

• Paleocene of United States (1: Alabama)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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