Gosselettia Conrad (clam)

Bivalvia

Parent taxon: Bivalvia according to Conrad 1838

Sister taxa: Acanomyophoria, Acturellina, Afghanodesma, Amosius, Ampezzania, Amphikoilinae, Arhouriellidae, Asiphonidae, Asthenodonta, Aviculomya, Bakewellia, Bathyspinulinae, Bleta, Bodmania, Burriera, Carnidia, Cirravidae, Claughtonia, Conchodus, Cruciella, Cryptodonta, Ctenolima, Delia, Dissonia, Edon, Elliptoidea, Ensia, Eubivalvia, Euburnopecten, Euprotobranchia, Fogiella, Geinitzia, Gibboconcha, Guebhardia, Hemisterias, Isofilibranchia, Laurskiidae, Libyaconchus, Lipodonta, Lux, Manankovia, Megagrypha, Modiolopsis praerupta, Nanogyra (Palaeogyra), Neotaxodonta, Onkogrypha, Ostrea compta, Ostreavicula, Palaeostrea, Paradoxia, Paraviculidae, Paullia, Phaella, Phyllonia, Pleureterites, Praecardiomya, Praevicula, Productae, Psammoconcha, Pteriomorpha, Ptychoplasma, Rebusum, Reniella, Rostrotortus, Septocardiidae, Solen (Solecurtus) ellipticus, Solen (Solecurtus) planulatus, Sollea, Spirodomidae, Stagnestesta, Taeniodon, Tatella, Telistrophis, Trachidomia, Aviculidae, Phaenomya, Gariidae, Prionodesmacea, Lyra, Corbidae, Eoasmussia, Teleodesmacea, Anomalodesmacea, Plicatulacea, Solenomyidae, Praeanomalodontata, Coelonotidae, Imperia, Fusidae

Subtaxa: Gosselettia triquetra

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Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Silica Formation Unit 3 (Devonian of Ohio)

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