†subfamily Pachydontinae Vokes 1945 (clam)

Bivalvia - Pholadida - Corbulidae

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

See also Bouchet et al. 2010 and Vokes 1980

Sister taxa: Aloides, Anticorbula, Antiquicorbula, Bicorbula, Bothrocorbula, Caestocorbulinae, Caryocorbula, Caryocorbulinae, Concentricavalva, Coquandia, Corbula, Corbulamellinae, Corbulinae, Cuneocorbula, Cuspicorbula, Erodoninae, Exallocorbula, Ficusocorbula, Hexacorbula, Indocorbula, Juliacorbula, Lentidiinae, Lentidinae, Lhasanella, Nipponicorbula, Ostomya, Pachyrotunda, Panamicorbula, Pulsidis, Rostrocorbula, Semicorbula

Subtaxa: Pachydon Tiza

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Ecology: stationary infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Miocene of Colombia (1 collection), Peru (12)

• Oligocene of United States (9: Mississippi)

• Eocene of Colombia (1)

• Carboniferous of United States (1: California)

Total: 24 collections including 35 occurrences

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