Conchodon Stoppani 1865 (clam)

Bivalvia - Megalodontida - Megalodontidae

Conchodus Tausch 1891, according to Treatise (Cox, et al., 1969: N743) a nomen vanum of Conchodon Stoppani 1865, is entangled in PBDB.

Synonym: Lycodus Schafhäutl 1863 [replaced name]

Parent taxon: Megalodontidae according to S. Ros-Franch et al. 2014

See also Frech 1912, Kiessling 2004 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Ampezzania, Cumularia, Eomegalodus, Megalodon, Megalomoidea, Neomegalodon, Pachyrisma, Paramegalodus, Pomarangina, Protodiceras, Protomegalodon, Quemocuomegalodon, Rhaetomegalodon, Triadomegalodon

Subtaxa: Conchodon infraliasicus Lycodus cor Lycodus praeliassicus

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Type: Lycodus infraliassicus

Ecology: stationary semi-infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Triassic of Austria (2 collections), Germany (2), Hungary (2), Italy (2), Poland (2), Spain (1), Switzerland (2)

Total: 13 collections including 15 occurrences

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