Gosseletia Barrois 1882 (clam)

Bivalvia - Myalinida - Ambonychiidae

Full reference: C. Barrois. 1882. Recherches sur les terrains anciens des Asturies et de la Galice. Mémoires de la Société Géologique du Nord, Lille 2(1)

Parent taxon: Ambonychiidae according to J. Pojeta 1966

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Allonychia, Ambonychia, Ambonychinia, Ambonychiopsis, Amphicoelia, Amphiocoelia, Anomalocoelia, Anomalodonta, Byssopteria, Carinonychia, Claudeonychia, Cleionychia, Elasmodophora, Enkelbergia, Fasciculiptera, Glyptonychia, Leconychia, Lophonychia, Maryonychia, Myalinopterella, Mytilarca, Nathorstella, Nodonychia, Notonychia, Opisthoptera, Paramytilarca, Pompeckjina, Praeanomalodonta, Psilonychia, Pteronychia, Silurinka, Stappersella, Xinshaophorus

Subtaxa: Gosseletia (Cyrtodontopsis) Gosseletia devonica Gosseletia halfari Gosseletia retusa Gosseletia triquetra

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Type: Gosseletia devonica

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Devonian of Antarctica (1 collection), United States (7: New York, Ohio)

Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence

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