†family Alatoconchidae Termier et al. 1973 (clam)
Bivalvia - Myalinida - Alatoconchidae
Full reference: H. Termier, G. Termier, and A.F. Lapparent. 1973. Grands bivalves récifaux du Permian supérieur de l'Afghanistan central. Annales de la Société Géologique du Nord 93(1):75-80
Parent taxon: Alatoconchoidea according to J. G. Carter et al. 2011
See also Bouchet et al. 2010 and Kiessling 2004
Sister taxa: none
Subtaxa: Alatoconchinae Saikraconchinae
Ecology: stationary semi-infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of Afghanistan (3 collections), Croatia (3), Japan (4), Malaysia (1), Tunisia (5)
Total: 16 collections including 18 occurrences