Bivalvia - Venerida - Vesicomyidae
Alternative spelling: Vesicomya (Calyptogena)
Synonyms: Ectenagena Woodring 1938, Phraegena Woodring 1938, Phreagena Woodring 1938
Parent taxon: Vesicomyidae according to E. M. Krylova and H. Sahling 2006
See also Coan et al. 2000, Kiel and Amano 2010, Sepkoski 2002, Squires and Goedert 1991 and Woodring 1938
Sister taxa: Akebiconcha, Archivesica, Hubertschenckia, Isorropodon, Pleurophopsis, Pliocardiinae, Squiresica, Vesicomya
Subtaxa: Calyptogena (Calyptogena) Calyptogena katallaensis Vesicomya (Calyptogena) pacifica
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (1: California collection)
• Miocene of Japan (2)
• Oligocene of the Russian Federation (1), United States (6: Alaska, Washington)
• Eocene of United States (1: Washington)
• Cretaceous of Japan (1)
Total: 12 collections including 13 occurrences
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