Family Montacutidae Clark 1855 (clam)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Montacutidae

Parent taxon: Leptonoidea according to R. Marquet 2005

See also Beu et al. 1990, Bouchet et al. 2010, Coan et al. 2000, Nevesskaja 2009, Newell 1965, Parker 1982 and Vokes 1980

Sister taxa: Erycinidae, Kelliidae

Subtaxa: Altenaeum Barrimysia Curvemysella Decipula Devonia Fastimysia Fronsella Lasaeoneaera Laubriereia Mancikellia Merignacia Mioerycina Montacuta Montacutona Mysella Pileatona Pythinella Rochefortula Tellimya Thecodonta Virmysella

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Ecology: stationary infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Antarctica (3 collections), Argentina (2), Australia (1), Canada (1: Quebec), Ecuador (1), Greenland (1), Japan (1), Jordan (1), the Netherlands (3), New Zealand (1), South Africa (2), Thailand (1), the United Kingdom (5), United States (26: Alaska, California, Florida, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina)

• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Ecuador (1)

• Pliocene of Belgium (5), Panama (2), the United Kingdom (1), Venezuela (2)

• Miocene of Australia (3), Bulgaria (1), Denmark (1), the Dominican Republic (1), France (1), Germany (5), India (1), Italy (1), New Zealand (1), Panama (2), Poland (1), United States (3: Florida)

• Oligocene of France (1)

• Eocene of Antarctica (2), France (1), the United Kingdom (1), United States (3: Alabama)

• Paleocene of United States (2: Alabama, Texas)

Total: 91 collections including 119 occurrences

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