Skyphoconcha Liu and Gu 1988 (nut clam)

Bivalvia - Nuculida - Nuculidae

Parent taxon: Nuculidae according to Liu and Gu 1988

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Acila, Austronucula, Brevinucula, Condylonucula, Deshayesii, Economolopsis, Ennucula, Lacia, Leionucula, Manchurinucula, Microgloma, Neonucula, Notonucula, Nucula, Nuculanella, Nuculavus, Nuculinae, Nuculoidea, Nuculoma, Nuculominae, Nuculopsis, Palaeonucula, Palaeonuculinae, Pectinucula, Phymodonucula, Ptychostolis, Similiconcha, Similoconcha, Sinonucula, Trigonucula

Subtaxa: Skyphoconcha beichuanensis

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Type: Skyphoconcha beichuanensis

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal deposit feeder-suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Ganxi, Beichuan (Devonian of China)

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