Ensitellops (clam)
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Bivalvia - Cardiida - Sportellidae
Parent taxon: Sportellidae according to L. W. Ward and B.W. Blackwelder 1987
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Angusticardo, Anisodonta, Basterotia, Cerullia, Fabella, Fulcrella, Grundensia, Hindsiella, Isoconcha, Sportella, Vokesella
Subtaxa: Ensitellops protextus
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (10: Florida, North Carolina collections)
• Pliocene of United States (1: North Carolina)
Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence
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