†Megadesmus gryphoides de Koninck 1876 (clam)
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Bivalvia - Pholadomyida - Megadesmidae
Alternative combination: Cardiomorpha gryphoides
Belongs to Megadesmus according to B. Runnegar 1965
See also Johnston 1887
Sister taxa: Megadesmus (Megadesmus), Megadesmus borealis, Megadesmus deflatus, Megadesmus dembskajae, Megadesmus globlosus, Megadesmus globosus, Megadesmus nobilissimus, Megadesmus ovalis, Megadesmus pristinus, Megadesmus robusta, Megadesmus trigonalis, Megadesmus (Cleobis) grandis, Megadesmus (Cleobis) recta
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of Australia (11 collections), Venezuela (1)
Total: 12 collections each including a single occurrence
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