†Atactodea Dall 1895 (clam)
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Bivalvia - Cardiida - Mesodesmatidae
Alternative spelling: Paphies (Atactodea)
Parent taxon: Mesodesmatinae according to H. E. Vokes 1980
See also Kosnik 2002 and Lamprell and Whitehead 1992
Sister taxa: Amesodesma, Ceroniola, Mesodesma
Subtaxa: Atactodea striata
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Australia (2 collections), Japan (1), Saudi Arabia (1)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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