†family Antipleuridae Neumayr 1891 (clam)

Bivalvia - Cyrtodontida - Antipleuridae

Parent taxon: Antipleuroidea according to J. Kříž 2007

See also Jagt-Yazykova et al. 2006, Nevesskaja 2009 and Vokes 1980

Sister taxa: none

Subtaxa: Antipleura Antipleurinae Cabricardium Dualina Hercynella Jahnia Nandania Necklania Panenka Paracardium Praelucina Sibirinka Silurina

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Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Carboniferous of Australia (2 collections)

• Devonian of Australia (1), Austria (1), China (2), Colombia (1), the Czech Republic (14), France (1), Germany (3), Italy (6), Morocco (16), Poland (4), the Russian Federation (3), Spain (1), United States (15: Alaska, Michigan, New York, Pennsylvania)

• Silurian to Devonian of Algeria (1), Italy (1), Mauritania (1), Poland (1)

• Silurian of Algeria (2), Argentina (3), Australia (1), Austria (3), the Czech Republic (27), France (2), Italy (6), Morocco (7), Poland (5), the Russian Federation (5), Spain (2), the United Kingdom (4), United States (5: Alaska, California, New York), Western Sahara (1)

Total: 147 collections including 259 occurrences

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