Bivalvia - Thraciida - Periplomatidae
Belongs to Periploma according to J. D. Stilwell and W. J. Zinsmeister 1992
Sister taxa: Periploma (Aelga), Periploma (Offadesma), Periploma (Periploma), Periploma acuta, Periploma ariei, Periploma binominata, Periploma caribana, Periploma claibornense, Periploma clarki, Periploma collardi, Periploma cryphia, Periploma discus, Periploma eodiscus, Periploma iesakai, Periploma inaequivalve, Periploma japonica, Periploma johnseni, Periploma margaritacea, Periploma margaritaceum, Periploma ovatum, Periploma peralta, Periploma santaecrucis, Periploma stewartvillensis, Periploma subgracile, Periploma venezuelana
Type specimen: USNM 365545, a shell
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Eocene of Antarctica (16 collections)
Total: 16 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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