Bivalvia - Arcida - Parallelodontidae
Alternative spellings: Grammatodon (Catella), Macrodon (Catella)
Parent taxon: Catellini according to P. Bouchet et al. 2010
See also Fang et al. 2009, McLearn 1942, Ros-Franch et al. 2014, Sepkoski 2002 and Vokes 1980
Sister taxa: none
Subtaxa: Catella (Oceanopieris) Catella (Torinosulcatella) Catella caterinae Catella fossa Catella impressa Catella laticlava Macrodon (Catella) tyaughtonae
Type: Catella laticlava
Ecology: facultatively mobile low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Denmark (3 collections)
• Jurassic of Germany (2), Hungary (1), Italy (4), the United Kingdom (1)
• Triassic of Canada (2: British Columbia), China (4), Iran (3), Italy (5), Poland (1), United States (1: Nevada)
Total: 27 collections including 30 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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