Bivalvia - Pholadida - Pholadidae
Alternative spelling: Pholadidea (Penitella)
Parent taxon: Martesiinae according to R. T. Abbott 1974
See also Clark 1925 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Aspidopholas, Chaceia, Formosulus, Goniochasma, Heteropholas, Parapholas, Pholadidea, Ramsetia, Xylophomya
Subtaxa: Penitella conradi Penitella fitchi Penitella gabbii Penitella penita Penitella richardsoni Pholadidea (Penitella) lorenzana
Ecology: stationary boring suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Mexico (4 collections), United States (38: Alaska, California)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of United States (1: Oregon)
• Pliocene of the Russian Federation (1), United States (4: California)
• Miocene of Japan (2), the Russian Federation (5), United States (1: Alaska)
• Oligocene of United States (1: California)
Total: 57 collections including 61 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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