Clidophorus Hall 1862 (pointed nut clam)

Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Nuculanidae

Parent taxon: Ledidae according to P. E. Raymond 1916

See also Galli 2013

Sister taxa: Acilana, Acutispinula, Anthracoleda, Australoportlandia, Bathyspinula, Calorhadia, Costatoleda, Costelloleda, Dacromya, Ezonuculana, Indonuculana, Ledella, Ledellinae, Litorhadia, Mesosaccella, Multidentata, Nuculana, Nuculaninae, Orthoyoldia, Phestioidea, Poroleda, Poroledidae, Praeportlandia, Propeleda, Saccella, Scissuladrana, Spineilo, Veteranellinae

Subtaxa: Clidophorus alpinus Clidophorus brevi Clidophorus obliquus Clidophorus obscurus Clidophorus planulatus Clidophorus postvolutus Clidophorus praevolutus Clidophorus tamarackensis

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Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal deposit feeder-suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Triassic of Germany (1 collection)

• Permian of Lithuania (4), Svalbard and Jan Mayen (1)

• Silurian of Brazil (1), United States (4: Maryland)

• Ordovician of Canada (9: Ontario, Quebec, Québec), United States (4: Michigan, New York)

• Chazy of United States (3: New York)

Total: 27 collections including 29 occurrences

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