†Allodesma Ulrich 1894 (clam)
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Bivalvia - Modiomorphida - Allodesmatidae
Full reference: E. O. Ulrich. 1894. The Lower Silurian Lamellibranchiata of Minnesota. Minnesota Geology and Natural History Survey 3:475-628
Parent taxon: Allodesmatidae according to H. E. Vokes 1980
See also Bouchet et al. 2010, Sepkoski 2002 and Ulrich 1894
Sister taxa: Anodontopsis, Ischyrodonta, Orthodontiscus
Subtaxa: Allodesma subellipticum
Ecology: stationary semi-infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Ordovician of China (1 collection), Norway (1), Sweden (1), United States (2: Minnesota, Minnesota, Illinois, Iowa)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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