Bivalvia - Thraciida - Periplomatidae
Alternative combination: Periplora claibornense
Belongs to Periploma according to M. A. Kosnik 2002
Sister taxa: Periploma (Aelga), Periploma (Offadesma), Periploma (Periploma), Periploma acuta, Periploma ariei, Periploma binominata, Periploma caribana, Periploma clarki, Periploma collardi, Periploma cryphia, Periploma discus, Periploma eodiscus, Periploma iesakai, Periploma inaequivalve, Periploma japonica, Periploma johnseni, Periploma margaritacea, Periploma margaritaceum, Periploma ovatum, Periploma peralta, Periploma santaecrucis, Periploma stewartvillensis, Periploma venezuelana
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (13: Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi collections)
Total: 13 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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