†Dexiobia Winchell 1863 (clam)
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Bivalvia - Cyrtodontida - Praecardiidae
Full reference: A. Winchell. 1863. Descriptions of fossils from the yellow sandstones lying beneath the “Burlington limestone” at Burlington, Iowa. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia 7:2-25
Parent taxon: Dexiobiinae according to P. Bouchet et al. 2010
See also Kříž 2007, Sepkoski 2002 and Vokes 1980
Sister taxon: Oracardia
Subtaxa: Dexiobia varicostata Dexiobia whitei
Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of United States (5: Iowa, Missouri collections)
Total: 5 collections including 8 occurrences
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