Ptychoplasma Fenton and Fenton 1937 (clam)

Bivalvia

Parent taxon: Bivalvia according to C. Cónsole-Gonella et al. 2017

Sister taxa: Acanomyophoria, Acturellina, Afghanodesma, Amosius, Ampezzania, Amphikoilinae, Arhouriellidae, Asiphonidae, Asthenodonta, Autobranchia, Aviculomya, Bakewellia, Bathyspinulinae, Bleta, Bodmania, Burriera, Carnidia, Cirravidae, Claughtonia, Conchodus, Cruciella, Cryptodonta, Ctenolima, Delia, Dissonia, Edon, Elliptoidea, Ensia, Eubivalvia, Euburnopecten, Euprotobranchia, Fogiella, Geinitzia, Gibboconcha, Gosselettia, Guebhardia, Hemisterias, Isofilibranchia, Laurskiidae, Libyaconchus, Lipodonta, Lux, Manankovia, Megagrypha, Modiolopsis praerupta, Nanogyra (Palaeogyra), Neotaxodonta, Onkogrypha, Ostrea compta, Ostreavicula, Palaeostrea, Paradoxia, Paraviculidae, Paullia, Phyllonia, Pleureterites, Praecardiomya, Praevicula, Productae, Protobranchia, Psammoconcha, Pteriomorpha, Rebusum, Reniella, Rostrotortus, Septocardiidae, Solen (Solecurtus) ellipticus, Solen (Solecurtus) planulatus, Sollea, Spirodomidae, Stagnestesta, Taeniodon, Tatella, Telistrophis, Trachidomia, Coelonotidae, Praeanomalodontata, Imperia, Eoasmussia, Teleodesmacea, Prionodesmacea, Aviculidae, Phaenomya, Gariidae, Lyra, Corbidae, Solenomyidae, Plicatulacea, Anomalodesmacea

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Quebrada de Humahuaca, Maimará (bird track layer) (Cretaceous of Argentina)

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