Alveinus Conrad 1865 (clam)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Kelliellidae

Parent taxon: Kelliellidae according to W. P. Woodring 1982

See also Bouchet et al. 2010, Sepkoski 2002 and Vokes 1980

Sister taxa: Allopagus, Eocrassina, Kelliella, Spaniodontella, Warrana

Subtaxa: Alveinus minutus Alveinus rotundus Alveinus sinutus

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Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Pliocene of Indonesia (1 collection)

• Miocene of Bulgaria (1), Ecuador (4), Panama (25), Poland (3), United States (11: Florida)

• Eocene of United States (63: Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas)

Total: 108 collections including 111 occurrences

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