†family Cycloconchidae Ulrich 1884 (clam)

Bivalvia - Actinodontida - Cycloconchidae

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

See also Bouchet et al. 2010, Cox et al. 1969, Nevesskaja 2009, Newell 1965, Sánchez 2001 and Vokes 1980

Sister taxa: Actinodontidae, Anodontopsidae, Baidiostracidae, Intihuarellidae, Redoniidae

Subtaxa: Actinodonta Ananterodonta Carminodonta Catamarcaia Celtoconcha Copidens Cycloconcha Cycloconchinae Famatinadonta Fasciculodonta Fortowensia Poladonta Taselasmodinae

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Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Miocene of Japan (1 collection)

• Eocene of United States (1: Colorado)

• Clarkforkian of United States (2: Wyoming)

• Paleocene of United States (25: Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, Wyoming)

• Givetian of Canada (1: Northwest Territories)

• Devonian of Canada (4: Northwest Territories, Nunavut)

• Dobrotivian of France (3), Spain (1)

• Arenig of Argentina (5), China (1), France (3), the United Kingdom (1)

• Ordovician of Argentina (2), Australia (6), China (5), the Czech Republic (7), Spain (1), the United Kingdom (11), United States (11: Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio)

Total: 91 collections including 106 occurrences

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