Dorcadungula Bensaid et al. 1979 (clam)

Bivalvia - Myalinida - Myalinidae

Full reference: M. Bensaid, H. Termier, G. Termier and D. Vachard. 1979. Le Carbonifère (Viséen supérieur-Bachkirien) entre Bou Chber et Ich ou Mellal (Maroc central). Annales de la Société Géologique du Nord 98:189-204

Parent taxon: Myalinidae according to H. E. Vokes 1990

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Arctomyalina, Aviculomyalina, Boiomytilus, Elversella, Hemimenion, Liebea, Myalina, Naiadites, Novaculapermia, Pachymytilus, Posidoniella, Promyalina, Pseudomyalina, Pseudopachymytilus, Selenimyalina, Selenimyalininae, Septimyalina, Anthraconauta

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Dorcadungula in the database

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