Prothyris elegans Meek 1871 (clam)

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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