†Ptychodesma Hall and Whitfield 1872 (clam)
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Bivalvia - Cyrtodontida - Cyrtodontidae
Full reference: J. Hall and R. P. Whitfield. 1872. Desciption of new species of fossils from the vicinity of Louisville, Kentucky, and the Falls of Ohio. Annual report of the Regents of the University of the State of New York 24:1-200
Parent taxon: Ptychodesmatinae according to P. Bouchet et al. 2010
See also Sepkoski 2002 and Vokes 1980
Sister taxa: none
Subtaxa: Ptychodesma neglectum
Ecology: facultatively mobile semi-infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Devonian of Brazil (1 collection), Ghana (1), United States (4: New York, Pennsylvannia)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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