Roxoa Mendes 1952 (clam)

Bivalvia - Pholadomyida - Megadesmidae

Full reference: J. C. Mendes. 1952. Formação Corumbataí na região do Rio Corumbataí (estratigrafia e descrição dos lamelibrânquios). Boletim da Faculdade de Filosofia Ciéncias e Letras 145. Series Geologia 8:1-119

Parent taxon: Plesiocyprinellinae according to M. G. Simóes et al. 1997

See also Cox et al. 1969 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Casterella, Itatamba, Othonella, Plesiocyprinella, Runnegariella, Tambaquyra

Subtaxa: Roxoa corumbataiensis Roxoa intrigans

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Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Permian of Brazil (9 collections)

Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence

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