Bivalvia - Arcida - Parallelodontidae
Alternative combinations: Cucullaea beyrichii, Macrodon beyrichi
Belongs to Parallelodon according to M. Hautmann et al. 2013
See also Philippi 1898 and Sha 1995
Sister taxa: Parallelodon (Gilbertwhitea), Parallelodon anaklastum, Parallelodon apenninicus, Parallelodon bimodoliratus, Parallelodon bittneri, Parallelodon brenensis, Parallelodon cancellosus, Parallelodon capillatus, Parallelodon carsulanus, Parallelodon chemungensis, Parallelodon comptus, Parallelodon corbina, Parallelodon datianensis, Parallelodon desioi, Parallelodon dickinsi, Parallelodon elongatum, Parallelodon groeberi, Parallelodon guizhouensis, Parallelodon hettangiensis, Parallelodon hirsonensis, Parallelodon hubeiensis, Parallelodon interrupta, Parallelodon jiaozishanensis, Parallelodon kingiana, Parallelodon laochangensis, Parallelodon latisinuatus, Parallelodon lianyuanensis, Parallelodon licharewi, Parallelodon longus, Parallelodon maxiai, Parallelodon minima, Parallelodon monobensis, Parallelodon multilamellatus, Parallelodon multistriatus, Parallelodon obsoletus, Parallelodon qinghaiensis, Parallelodon rectangulus, Parallelodon respectus, Parallelodon riccardii, Parallelodon rudis, Parallelodon rugosus, Parallelodon sangamonensis, Parallelodon striatus, Parallelodon subarguta, Parallelodon subtilistriatus, Parallelodon sulcatus, Parallelodon tectum, Parallelodon tenuistriatus, Parallelodon theodorensis, Parallelodon trapezium, Parallelodon trimuensis, Parallelodon uralicus, Parallelodon whitei, Parallelodon xijinwulanensis, Macrodon strigilatum, Macrodon hamiltonae, Macrodon klipsteini, Macrodon scaber, Macrodon elongatum, Macrodon imbricarius, Macrodon sturi, Macrodon juttensis, Macrodon rufae, Macrodon truncatus, Macrodon formosum, Macrodon solitarius, Macrodon geminum, Macrodon curionii, Macrodon mediodepressum, Macrodon subesinensis, Macrodon punctata, Macrodon badiana, Macrodon elongatus, Macrodon esinense
Ecology: facultatively mobile low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Triassic of China (1 collection), Germany (3), Spain (1), United States (2: Utah)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
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