†superfamily Nyassoidea Hall 1885 (clam)

Bivalvia - Actinodontida

Alternative spelling: Nyassioidea

Parent taxon: Actinodontida according to J. G. Carter et al. 2011

See also Nevesskaja 2009

Sister taxa: Actinodontoidea, Amnigenioidea, Anodontopsoidea, Cycloconchoidea, Oriocrassatelloidea, Palaeomuteloidea

Subtaxa: Nyassidae

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Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Devonian of China (1 collection), United States (25: New York, Ohio)

Total: 26 collections each including a single occurrence

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