Lyrodesma major Ulrich 1879 (clam)

Bivalvia - Unioni - Lyrodesmatidae

Alternative combination: Cleidophorus major

Belongs to Lyrodesma according to A. F. Foerste 1924

Sister taxa: Lyrodesma huguesensis, Lyrodesma planum, Lyrodesma postplanum, Lyrodesma poststriatum, Lyrodesma truyolsi

Ecology: facultatively mobile shallow infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Ordovician of United States (6: Indiana, Ohio collections)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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