Neoschizodus orbicularis Bronn 1837 (clam)

Bivalvia - Trigoniida - Myophoriidae

Alternative combinations: Myophoria (Leviconcha) orbicularis, Myophoria orbicularis

Belongs to Neoschizodus according to R. Hofmann et al. 2015

See also Gu et al. 1976 and Ogilvie Gordon 1927

Sister taxa: Myophoria (Neoschizodus) kreitneri, Neoschizodus (Leviconcha), Neoschizodus (Okunominetania), Neoschizodus cardissoides, Neoschizodus elongatus, Neoschizodus elongatus, Neoschizodus elongatus, Neoschizodus hubeiensis, Neoschizodus kitakamiensis, Neoschizodus kobayashii, Neoschizodus kolymensis, Neoschizodus laevigatus, Neoschizodus mongumensis, Neoschizodus ovatus, Neoschizodus permicus, Neoschizodus praeorbicularis, Neoschizodus thaynesianus

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Triassic of Algeria (1 collection), China (12), Germany (3), Israel (1), Italy (20), the Russian Federation (1), United States (1: Utah)

• Permian to Triassic of China (14)

Total: 53 collections each including a single occurrence

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