Lasaea Brown 1827 (kelly clam)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Lasaeidae

Parent taxon: Lasaeidae according to E. V. Coan and P. Valentich-Scott 2012

See also Beu et al. 1990, Bouchet et al. 2010, Lamprell and Healy 1998, Moore 1992, Schneider et al. 2005, Sepkoski 2002 and Vokes 1980

Sister taxa: Aligena, Borniinae, Cymatioa, Diarmaidia, Isorobitella, Kellia, Kurtiella, Neaeromya, Orobitellinae, Phascoliophila, Rhamphidonta, Scacchia, Thecodontinae, Lepton, Temblornia, Properycina, Vermitexa, Vermitexta, Anomalokellia

Subtaxa: Lasaea adansoni Lasaea australis

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Ecology: stationary infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Argentina (3 collections), France (1), Mexico (6), Türkiye (2), United States (15: California)

• Pliocene of the United Kingdom (1)

• Miocene of Poland (1)

• Oligocene of Germany (1)

Total: 30 collections each including a single occurrence

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