Sibiroctenia Krasilova 1976 (clam)

Bivalvia - Solemyida - Ctenodontidae

Full reference: I. N. Krasilova. 1976. New Genus Sibiroctenia (Bivalvia) from the Ordovician of the Siberian Platform. Paleontological Journal 1976(3):144-148

Parent taxon: Ctenodontidae according to I. N. Krasilova 1976

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Alococoncha, Ctenodonta, Ditichia, Kazachia, Kufralaria, Mesoneilo, Praectenodonta, Tancrediopsis, Tellinopsis

Subtaxa: Sibiroctenia amutcanica Sibiroctenia tchunensis

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Ecology: facultatively mobile shallow infaunal deposit feeder-suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Chunya River. Bed 04. (Ordovician of Russian Federation)

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