Bivalvia - Thraciida - Periplomatidae
Parent taxon: Periplomatidae according to L. E. Anelli et al. 2006
See also Bouchet et al. 2010, Farinati 1985, Frassinetti and Covacevich 1999, Glenn 1904, Lamprell and Healy 1998, Russell and Landes 1937, Sepkoski 2002, Stilwell et al. 2004, Tashiro and Kozai 1982 and Vokes 1980
Sister taxa: Aperiploma, Cochlodesma
Subtaxa: Periploma (Aelga) Periploma (Offadesma) Periploma (Periploma) Periploma acuta Periploma ariei Periploma binominata Periploma caribana Periploma claibornense Periploma clarki Periploma collardi Periploma cryphia Periploma discus Periploma eodiscus Periploma iesakai Periploma inaequivalve Periploma japonica Periploma johnseni Periploma margaritacea Periploma margaritaceum Periploma ovatum Periploma peralta Periploma santaecrucis Periploma stewartvillensis Periploma venezuelana
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Jamaica (1 collection), United States (15: California, Louisiana, South Carolina)
• Pliocene of Colombia (1), Costa Rica (4), Ecuador (1), United States (2: California), Venezuela (2)
• Miocene to Pliocene of United States (2: Alaska)
• Miocene of Antarctica (1), Belgium (2), Canada (1: British Columbia), Chile (8), Denmark (1), Germany (1), Japan (8), New Zealand (1), the Russian Federation (13), United States (26: Alaska, California, Delaware, Florida, New Jersey), Venezuela (1)
• Oligocene to Miocene of Antarctica (2), the Russian Federation (1)
• Oligocene of Japan (10), the Russian Federation (12), United States (7: Alabama, Alaska, California, Mississippi)
• Eocene to Oligocene of the Russian Federation (1)
• Eocene of Antarctica (9), Argentina (3), Japan (6), the Russian Federation (8), United States (43: Alabama, Arkansas, California, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Oregon, South Carolina, Texas)
• Paleocene of Antarctica (5), Australia (1), the Russian Federation (2), United States (18: Alabama, California, Louisiana, Texas)
• Cretaceous of Canada (4: Alberta), Japan (5), Peru (1), Poland (2), United States (12: California, North Dakota, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas)
Total: 243 collections including 280 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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