†Zirphaea Gray 1840 (clam)
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Bivalvia - Pholadida - Pholadidae
Parent taxon: Pholadidae according to C. A. White 1889
Sister taxa: Cyrtopleura, Dactylina, Diplothyra, Jouannetiinae, Lignopholas, Martesia, Martesiinae, Martesinae, Opertochasma, Pholadinae, Teredina, Xylophaginae
Subtaxa: Zirphaea dentata Zirphaea plana
Ecology: stationary boring suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Paleocene of United States (2: California collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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