Subfamily Teredininae Rafinesque 1815 (clam)

Bivalvia - Pholadida - Teredinidae

Parent taxon: Teredinidae according to J. G. Carter et al. 2011

See also Bouchet et al. 2010, Lamprell and Healy 1998, Squires 1984, Squires 1987 and Vokes 1980

Sister taxa: Kuphinae, Terebrimya, Teredinopsis, Teredo, Teredolithus, Teredothyra, Turnus, Xylotrya

Subtaxa: Bactronophorus Bankiini Dicyathifer Lyrodus Teredinini Teredora Uperotus

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Ecology: stationary boring suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Canada (1: British Columbia collection), United States (1: Maryland)

• Pliocene to Pleistocene of United States (1: California)

• Pliocene of United States (2: California)

• Miocene of Germany (1), Italy (2)

• Oligocene of United States (1: Washington)

• Eocene of the United Kingdom (2), United States (11: Texas)

• Paleocene of United States (30: California, North Dakota)

• Cretaceous of United States (1: Texas)

• Jurassic of Peru (1)

Total: 54 collections including 61 occurrences

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