†Prothyris elegans Meek 1871 (clam)
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Bivalvia - Cardiidia - Grammysiidae
Belongs to Prothyris according to L. R. Cox et al. 1969
Sister taxa: Prothyris (Amphikoilum), Prothyris (Lophoprothyris), Prothyris (Prothyris) acuticarinata, Prothyris (Prothyris) cilindricus, Prothyris contorta, Prothyris elongatus, Prothyris meeki, Prothyris recta, Prothyris soleniformis, Prothyris stubblefieldi
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of United States (2: Kansas, Oklahoma collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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