Family Cleidothaeridae Hedley 1918 (clam)
Bivalvia - Thraciida - Cleidothaeridae
Synonym: Chamostreidae Stoliczka 1870 [replaced name]
Parent taxon: Thracioidea according to J. G. Carter et al. 2011
See also Bieler and Mikkelsen 2006, Bouchet et al. 2010, Nevesskaja 2009, Newell 1965 and Vokes 1980
Sister taxa: Burmesiidae, Myochamidae, Periplomatidae, Thraciidae
Subtaxa: Cleidothaerus
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Miocene of Australia (2 collections), New Zealand (1)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence