Perampliata Arkell 1936 (clam)

Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae

Synonym: Ampliata Arkell 1934 [replaced name]

Parent taxon: Myrteinae according to H. E. Vokes 1980

See also Cox et al. 1969 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Alucinoma, Amanocina, Beauvoisina, Cubatea, Discomiltha, Elliptiolucina, Elongatolucina, Eulopia, Gardnerella, Lovaralucina, Mesomiltha, Monitilora, Paramyrtea, Prophetilora

Subtaxa: Perampliata amplicata Perampliata aulihan

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Type: Tellina ampliata

Ecology: facultatively mobile deep infaunal chemosymbiotic

Distribution:

• Jurassic of Germany (1 collection), Somalia (1), the United Kingdom (2)

Total: 4 collections including 5 occurrences

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