†Australomya Runnegar 1969 (clam)
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Bivalvia - Pholadomyida - Megadesmidae
Full reference: B. Runnegar. 1969. Permian fossils from the Southern extremity of the Sydney Basin. Stratigraphy and Palaeontology. Essays in Honour of Dorothy Hill 276-298
Parent taxon: Megadesminae according to M. G. Simões et al. 2000
See also Morris et al. 1991, Sepkoski 2002 and Simóes et al. 1997
Sister taxa: none
Subtaxa: Australomya hillae Australomya longa Australomya sulcata
Type: Australomya hillae
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of Australia (6 collections), the Russian Federation (1)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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