Bivalvia - Cardiida - Montacutidae
Parent taxon: Montacutidae according to R. Marquet 2005
See also Bouchet et al. 2010, Glenn 1904, Lamprell and Healy 1998, Sepkoski 2002 and Vokes 1980
Sister taxa: Altenaeum, Barrimysia, Curvemysella, Decipula, Devonia, Fastimysia, Fronsella, Lasaeoneaera, Laubriereia, Mancikellia, Merignacia, Mioerycina, Montacutona, Mysella, Pileatona, Pythinella, Rochefortula, Tellimya, Thecodonta, Virmysella
Subtaxa: Montacuta bowmani Montacuta claiborniana Montacuta dalli Montacuta donacina Montacuta floridana Montacuta mariana Montacuta schafferi Montacuta sericea Montacuta substriata Montacuta truncata
Ecology: stationary infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of the United Kingdom (3 collections), United States (7: Florida, Louisiana)
• Pliocene of Belgium (3), the United Kingdom (1)
• Miocene of Australia (2), the Dominican Republic (1), France (1), Germany (2), Italy (1), Poland (1), United States (3: Florida)
• Eocene of United States (3: Alabama)
• Paleocene of United States (1: Alabama)
Total: 29 collections including 33 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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