Phascoliophila Nordsieck 1969 (kelly clam)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Lasaeidae

Parent taxon: Lasaeidae according to Nordsieck 1969

Sister taxa: Aligena, Borniinae, Cymatioa, Diarmaidia, Isorobitella, Kellia, Kurtiella, Lasaea, Neaeromya, Orobitellinae, Rhamphidonta, Scacchia, Thecodontinae, Anomalokellia, Vermitexa, Temblornia, Vermitexta, Properycina, Lepton

Subtaxa: Phascoliophila phascolionis

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Ecology: stationary infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Livornesi Mountains, Luppiano fossil assemblages, Tuscany (Miocene to Miocene of Italy)

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