Myoplusia bilunata Barrande 1881 (clam)

Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Malletiidae

Alternative combinations: Ctenodonta bilunata, Leda bilunata

Full reference: J. Barrande. 1881. Système Silurien de Centre de la Bohême. Volume VI: Acéphales. Système Silurien de Centre de la Bohême. Volume VI: Acéphales 1-342

Belongs to Myoplusia according to C Babin and J C Gutiérrez-Marco 1991

See also Cox et al. 1969 and Pfab 1934

Sister taxon: Myoplusia contrastans

Subtaxa: Ctenodonta bilunata perdentata

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Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal deposit feeder

Distribution:

• Dobrotivian of Spain (1 collection)

• Ordovician of Czechia (3), France (1)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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