Plectodon Carpenter 1864 (clam)
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Bivalvia - Poromyida - Cuspidariidae
Alternative spelling: Cuspidaria (Plectodon)
Parent taxon: Cuspidariidae according to P. Jung 1996
See also Sepkoski 2002 and Todd 2001
Sister taxa: Boriesia, Cardiomya, Cuspidaria, Fabagella, Halonympha, Kurodamya, Myonera, Neaera, Paracuspidaria
Subtaxa: Plectodon granulatus
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (2: Florida collections)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Malaysia (5)
• Miocene of the Dominican Republic (1), United States (2: Florida)
• Oligocene of United States (6: Mississippi)
Total: 16 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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