Bivalvia - Thraciida - Periplomatidae
Belongs to Periploma according to L. W. Ward 1998
See also Glenn 1904
Sister taxa: Periploma (Aelga), Periploma (Offadesma), Periploma (Periploma), Periploma acuta, Periploma ariei, Periploma binominata, Periploma caribana, Periploma claibornense, 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 santaecrucis, Periploma stewartvillensis, Periploma subgracile, Periploma topei, Periploma venezuelana
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (2: Delaware, New Jersey collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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