†Lyrodesma poststriatum Emmons 1842 (clam)
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Bivalvia - Unioni - Lyrodesmatidae
Alternative combination: Nuculites poststriatus
Belongs to Lyrodesma according to A. F. Foerste 1924
Sister taxa: Lyrodesma huguesensis, Lyrodesma major, Lyrodesma planum, Lyrodesma postplanum, Lyrodesma truyolsi
Subtaxa: Lyrodesma poststriatum elongatum Lyrodesma poststriatum manitoulinense
Ecology: facultatively mobile shallow infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Ordovician of Canada (7: Ontario, Quebec, Québec collections), United States (3: Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania and Virginia)
Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence
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