Subfamily Cuninae Chavan 1969 (clam)

Bivalvia - Carditida - Condylocardiidae

Parent taxon: Condylocardiidae according to J. G. Carter et al. 2011

See also Bieler and Mikkelsen 2006, Bouchet et al. 2010 and Vokes 1980

Sister taxa: Carditellidae, Carditellinae, Condylocardiinae, Erycinella

Subtaxa: Crassacuna Cuna Hamacuna Mimicuna Ovacuna Propecuna Saltocuna Volupicuna Westaustrocuna

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Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Quaternary of South Africa (1 collection)

• Pliocene to Pleistocene of South Africa (1)

• Pliocene of Australia (1), New Zealand (1)

• Miocene to Pliocene of Australia (1)

• Miocene of Australia (5)

• Eocene of United States (6: Alabama, Mississippi, Texas)

• Cretaceous of United States (73: Alabama, Georgia, Maryland, Mississippi, New Jersey, South Carolina, Texas)

Total: 89 collections including 95 occurrences

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