†subfamily Terraiinae Scarlato and Starobogatov 1979 (clam)

Bivalvia - Carditida - Astartidae

Alternative spellings: Terraidae, Terraiidae

Parent taxon: Astartidae according to V. B. Guerrini et al. 2020

See also Bouchet et al. 2010, Carter et al. 2011, Nevesskaja 2009, Novack-Gottshall 2022 and Simões et al. 2015

Sister taxa: Alleinacin, Astartella, Astartellinae, Astartinae, Astartoides, Astartopsis, Balantioselena, Digitaria, Ensio, Eriphylinae, Flattopia, Goodallia, Lirotarte, Lyapinella, Middalya, Nargunella, Neocrassina, Opinae, Oxyeurax, Permartella, Pinzonellinae, Praeconia, Pressastarte, Radiastarte, Taxocardia, Trigonopinae, Woodia

Subtaxa: Terraia Terrainae

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Type: Terraia

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Triassic of Germany (7 collections)

• Permian of Brazil (17), Namibia (2), Uruguay (1)

Total: 27 collections including 38 occurrences

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