Bivalvia - Cardiida - Mactridae
Parent taxon: Mactrinae according to J. H. Signorelli 2019
See also Bouchet et al. 2010, Sepkoski 2002, Vokes 1980 and Ward and Blackwelder 1987
Sister taxa: Aliomactra, Allomactra, Andrusella, Avimactra, Crepispisula, Cryptomactra, Cymbophora, Diaphoromactra, Eopapyrina, Geltena, Harvella, Labiosa, Mactra, Mactrellona, Mactrinula, Mactrodesma, Mactromeris, Mulinia, Nannomactra, Notospisula, Nymphactra, Ovamactra, Oxyperas, Priscomactra, Pseudocardium, Scalpomactra, Simomactra, Spisula, Standella, Stereomactra, Telemactra, Trinitasia, Tumbeziconcha
Subtaxa: Rangia (Miorangia) Rangia (Praerangia) Rangia (Rangia) Rangia (Rangianella) Rangia lecontei
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (42: California, Florida, Louisiana, Maryland, New Jersey, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia collections)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of United States (1: Florida)
• Pliocene of United States (6: Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, Virginia)
• Miocene of United States (4: Mississippi)
• Eocene of Pakistan (1)
• Paleocene of Belgium (1)
• Cretaceous of United States (2: New Jersey)
Total: 57 collections including 59 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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