Dentonia Stephenson 1953 (clam)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Corbiculidae

Parent taxon: Corbiculidae according to H. E. Vokes 1980

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Acyrena, Baidunoconcha, Batissa, Corbicula, Corbiculina, Corbiculinae, Cyrenodonax, Cyrenorita, Ditypodon, Eocallista, Filosina, Fulpia, Fulpioides, Nemetia, Neocorbicula, Pharodina, Polymesoda, Sogamosa, Tetoria, Veloritina, Villorita

Subtaxa: Dentonia leveretti

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Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Eocene of the Russian Federation (1 collection)

• Paleocene of the Russian Federation (1)

• Cretaceous of United States (15: Texas)

Total: 17 collections including 19 occurrences

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