Bivalvia - Pholadomyida - Megadesmidae
Synonyms: Cleobis Dana 1847, Megadesmus (Cleobis) Dana 1847
Full reference: J. d. C. Sowerby. 1838. Fossils. Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia 1:14-15
Parent taxon: Megadesmidae according to B. Cairncross et al. 2005
See also Clarke 1992, Morris et al. 1991, Sepkoski 2002 and Waterhouse 1988
Sister taxa: Astartila, Astartilinae, Carnauba, Crassiconcha, Ferrazia, Huabiella, Jacquesia, Megadesminae, Plesiocyprellinae, Plesiocyprinellinae, Pleurikodonta, Pyramus, Romaniamya, Unklesbayella
Subtaxa: Megadesmus (Cleobis) grandis Megadesmus (Cleobis) recta Megadesmus (Megadesmus) Megadesmus borealis Megadesmus deflatus Megadesmus dembskajae Megadesmus globlosus Megadesmus globosus Megadesmus gryphoides Megadesmus nobilissimus Megadesmus ovalis Megadesmus pristinus Megadesmus robusta Megadesmus trigonalis
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Triassic of the Russian Federation (6 collections)
• Permian of Afghanistan (1), Australia (54), China (2), India (2), Nepal (1), New Zealand (1), Pakistan (1), the Russian Federation (5), South Africa (1), Venezuela (1)
• Namurian of Australia (1)
• Carboniferous of Argentina (1)
Total: 77 collections including 83 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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