†Lyroschizodus djemelensis Boyd and Newell 1979 (clam)
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Bivalvia - Trigoniida - Trigoniidae
Full reference: D. W. Boyd and N.D. Newell. 1979. Permian pelecypods from Tunisia. American Museum Novitates 2686:1-22
Belongs to Lyroschizodus according to D. W. Boyd and N.D. Newell 1979
Sister taxa: Lyroschizodus oklahomensis, Lyroschizodus orbicularis, Lyroschizodus praecox, Lyroschizodus subelegans, Lyroschizodus tobai
Type specimen: USNM 258972, a valve (Left valve)
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of Tunisia (13 collections)
Total: 13 collections each including a single occurrence
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