Cladoceramus Seitz 1961 (clam)

Bivalvia - Myalinida - Inoceramidae

Parent taxon: Inoceramidae according to A. S. Gale et al. 2007

See also El Qot 2006 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Anopaeinae, Arcticeramus, Arctomytiloides, Birostrina, Cataceramus, Coloniceraminae, Cremnoceramus, Heroceramus, Inaequiceramus, Inoceraminae, Inoceramus, Inoceramya, Kymatoceramus, Lenella, Magadiceramus, Mytiloides, Neocomiceramus, Parainoceramya, Platyceramus, Pseudomytiloides, Retroceramus, Sachalinoceraminae, Sergipia, Silberlingia, Sphaeroceramus, Sphenoceramus, Spyridoceramus, Tenuipteria, Tethyoceramus, Trochoceramus, Turkmenia, Volviceramus, Haenleinia, Coloniceramus

Subtaxa: Cladoceramus undulatoplicatus

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Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Egypt (1 collection), United States (17: California, Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, Wyoming)

Total: 18 collections each including a single occurrence

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