Heroceramus Heinz 1932 (clam)

Bivalvia - Myalinida - Inoceramidae

Parent taxon: Inoceramidae according to N. Malchus et al. 1994

Sister taxa: Anopaeinae, Arcticeramus, Arctomytiloides, Birostrina, Cataceramus, Cladoceramus, Coloniceraminae, Cremnoceramus, Inaequiceramus, Inoceraminae, Inoceramus, Inoceramya, Kymatoceramus, Lenella, Magadiceramus, Mytiloides, Neocomiceramus, Parainoceramya, Platyceramus, Pseudomytiloides, Retroceramus, Sachalinoceraminae, Sergipia, Silberlingia, Sphaeroceramus, Sphenoceramus, Spyridoceramus, Tenuipteria, Tethyoceramus, Trochoceramus, Turkmenia, Volviceramus, Haenleinia, Coloniceramus

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Heroceramus in the database

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