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Glycydonta (clam)

Bivalvia - Cardiida

Parent taxon: Veneroida according to J. J., Jr. Sepkoski 2002

See also Cox et al. 1969 and Kosnik 2002

Sister taxa: Adansonella, Aliodonax, Andrusovicardium, Aphaea, Arcticina, Bungoella, Carditacea, Carditellopsis, Caspimactra, Chartocardium, Chlamydoconchacea, Corbiculoidea, Corbuloidea, Cryptocoelopis, Cterocardia, Cypricardella, Cyrenoidoidea, Dacicardium, Dobrogimactra, Dreissenoitei, Ergenica, Farisia, Fischericardium, Fuscocardium, Geoffbondia, Hubeiconcha, Kellielloidea, Korobkoviella, Leporimetus, Leptonoidea, Leukomoides, Leuroactis, Liromissus, Loxoglypta, Lucinina, Luniulicardia, Luxuridacna, Mancosinodia, Mesochione, Miricardium, Neotapes, Neovenerella, Nilobia, Nipponomarcia, Olssonella, Osoinia, Paraarctica, Plicatiforma, Protagelus, Pseudoarcopagia, Pseudopermorphus, Rochella, Sarmaticardium, Sarmatidonax, Scrobicularioidea, Siungiudella, Sublandinia, Subvenericardia, Taiwancorbicula, Taiwanobarnea, Tancretella, Tentidonox, Tenuimactra, Tivellina, Tridacnoidea, Trigonocrassatella, Urbnisia, Venericardiella, Veneroitei, Verchojanogrammysia

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Late Pleistocene, west of oil well B34A (Quaternary of Australia)

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