Bivalvia - Pholadomyida - Pholadomyidae
Parent taxon: Pholadomyidae according to H. E. Vokes 1980
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Agrawalimya, Anomalopleuroidea, Arcomya, Cortinia, Deltamya, Dianomya, Girardotia, Goniomya, Homomya, Homoya, Machomya, Molukkana, Neoburmesia, Osteomya, Pachymya, Parilimya, Pholadomya, Pholadomyinae, Tetorimya, Triplicosta
Subtaxa: Rhytimya colemani Rhytimya compressa Rhytimya emma Rhytimya granulosa Rhytimya kagawongensis Rhytimya oehana Rhytimya radiata
Ecology: facultatively mobile deep infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Silurian of Canada (1: Ontario collection), United States (1: New York)
• Ordovician of Canada (8: Ontario, Quebec), United States (31: Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, Minnesota, Minnesota, Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia)
Total: 41 collections including 43 occurrences
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