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 klipsteini, Macrodon rufae, Macrodon badiana, Macrodon elongatum, Macrodon curionii, Macrodon juttensis, Macrodon sturi, Macrodon truncatus, Macrodon geminum, Macrodon subesinensis, Macrodon hamiltonae, Macrodon strigilatum, Macrodon solitarius, Macrodon imbricarius, Macrodon punctata, Macrodon mediodepressum, Macrodon elongatus, Macrodon scaber, Macrodon esinense, Macrodon formosum
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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