Bivalvia - Arcida - Parallelodontidae
Alternative combination: Macrodon sangamonensis
Belongs to Parallelodon according to R. D. Hoare 1961
See also Worthen 1890
Sister taxa: Parallelodon (Gilbertwhitea), Parallelodon anaklastum, Parallelodon apenninicus, Parallelodon beyrichii, Parallelodon bimodoliratus, Parallelodon bittneri, Parallelodon brenensis, Parallelodon cancellosus, Parallelodon capillatus, Parallelodon carsulanus, Parallelodon chemungensis, Parallelodon comptus, Parallelodon corbina, Parallelodon datianensis, Parallelodon desioi, Parallelodon dickinsi, Parallelodon elongatum, Parallelodon groeberi, Parallelodon guizhouensis, Parallelodon hettangiensis, Parallelodon hirsonensis, Parallelodon hubeiensis, Parallelodon interrupta, Parallelodon jiaozishanensis, Parallelodon kingiana, Parallelodon laochangensis, Parallelodon latisinuatus, Parallelodon lianyuanensis, Parallelodon licharewi, Parallelodon longus, Parallelodon maxiai, Parallelodon minima, Parallelodon monobensis, Parallelodon multilamellatus, Parallelodon multistriatus, Parallelodon obsoletus, Parallelodon qinghaiensis, Parallelodon rectangulus, Parallelodon respectus, Parallelodon riccardii, Parallelodon rudis, Parallelodon rugosus, Parallelodon striatus, Parallelodon subarguta, Parallelodon subtilistriatus, Parallelodon sulcatus, Parallelodon tectum, Parallelodon tenuistriatus, Parallelodon theodorensis, Parallelodon trapezium, Parallelodon trimuensis, Parallelodon uralicus, Parallelodon whitei, Parallelodon xijinwulanensis, Macrodon punctata, Macrodon subesinensis, Macrodon elongatus, Macrodon formosum, Macrodon juttensis, Macrodon geminum, Macrodon klipsteini, Macrodon elongatum, Macrodon curionii, Macrodon imbricarius, Macrodon scaber, Macrodon solitarius, Macrodon hamiltonae, Macrodon rufae, Macrodon badiana, Macrodon strigilatum, Macrodon truncatus, Macrodon esinense, Macrodon sturi, Macrodon mediodepressum
Ecology: facultatively mobile low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of United States (2: Illinois, Pennsylvania collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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