Bivalvia - Trigoniida - Myophoriidae

Alternative spelling: Schizodus (Cytherodon)

Parent taxon: Cytherodontidae according to P. Bouchet et al. 2010

See also Sepkoski 2002 and Walcott 1884

Sister taxa: Acanomyphoria, Amlerella, Atalantia, Baidiostraca, Caledogonia, Costatoria, Dolabra, Elegantinia, Erugonia, Gruenewaldia, Guizhoumyophoria, Hefteria, Heminajas, Myophoria, Neoschizodus, Paraschizodus, Rhenania, Rhenanomya, Toechomya, Trionychodia, Yangella

Subtaxa: Schizodus (Cytherodon) orbicularis

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Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Bed C. Clear Creek, along south bank and in bed of intermittent stream (Devonian of Illinois)

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