Triplicosta Cooper 1896 (clam)

Bivalvia - Pholadomyida - Pholadomyidae

Full reference: J. G. Cooper. 1896. On some new Cretaceous (and Eocene?) Mollusca of California. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, Second Series 6:330-337

Parent taxon: Pholadomyidae according to L. R. Cox et al. 1969

Sister taxa: Agrawalimya, Anomalopleuroidea, Arcomya, Cortinia, Deltamya, Dianomya, Girardotia, Goniomya, Homomya, Homoya, Machomya, Molukkana, Neoburmesia, Osteomya, Pachymya, Parilimya, Pholadomya, Pholadomyinae, Rhytimya, Tetorimya

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: facultatively mobile deep infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Triplicosta in the database

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