Carbonarca Meek 1866 (clam)

Bivalvia - Arcida - Parallelodontidae

Parent taxon: Parallelodontinae according to H. E. Vokes 1980

See also Malvesy et al. 2000 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Curvirostrum, Glyptarca, Parallelodon

Subtaxa: Carbonarca inaequivalvis

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Ecology: facultatively mobile low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Basleo (Wanner collection) (Permian of Indonesia)

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