Pleurophorella (clam)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Kalenteridae

Parent taxon: Kalenterinae according to J. P. Neves et al. 2014

See also Pagani 2006 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: none

Subtaxa: Pleurophorella elegans Pleurophorella elongata Pleurophorella munda Pleurophorella parnaibaensis Pleurophorella ratingensis Pleurophorella transversa

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Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Permian of Brazil (1 collection)

• Carboniferous to Permian of the Russian Federation (1)

• Carboniferous of Argentina (3), Australia (1), Brazil (2), United States (2: New Mexico, Texas)

• Devonian of the United Kingdom (2)

Total: 12 collections including 13 occurrences

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