Bivalvia - Unionida - Margaritiferidae
Parent taxon: Margaritiferidae according to D. Mongin and A. F. d. Lapparent 1968
Sister taxa: Cumberlandiinae, Dianoconcha, Mengyinaia, Pseudomargaritifera, Solenoides, Promargaritifera
Subtaxa: Margaritifera (Margaritifera) Margaritifera (Palaeomargaritifera) Margaritifera (Pseudunio) Margaritifera flabellata Margaritifera otatumei Margaritifera perdahurica
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Italy (1 collection)
• Miocene of Germany (15), Pakistan (1)
• Oligocene of Japan (2)
• Eocene of Japan (7)
• Cretaceous of Niger (1)
• Jurassic of China (1), Spain (1)
Total: 29 collections including 33 occurrences
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