†Pleurophopsis (clam)
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Bivalvia - Cardiida - Vesicomyidae
Parent taxon: Vesicomyidae according to S. Kiel et al. 2023
See also Kiel 2007, Olsson 1931 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Akebiconcha, Archivesica, Hubertschenckia, Isorropodon, Pliocardiinae, Squiresica, Vesicomya
Subtaxa: Pleurophopsis chinookensis Pleurophopsis lithophagoides Pleurophopsis peruviana Pleurophopsis thieli Pleurophopsis unioides
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Miocene of Cuba (1 collection)
• Oligocene of Colombia (1), Ecuador (3), Peru (1), Trinidad and Tobago (1), United States (8: Washington)
• Eocene of Peru (1), United States (5: Washington)
Total: 21 collections including 23 occurrences
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