†family Chaenocardiidae Miller 1889 (scallop)
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Chaenocardiidae
Parent taxon: Chaenocardioidea according to J. G. Carter et al. 2011
See also Bouchet et al. 2010, Nevesskaja 2009 and Newell and Boyd 1995
Sister taxa: Binipectinidae, Streblochondriidae
Subtaxa: Chaenocardia Saturnopecten
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of Mongolia (1 collection), United States (1: New Mexico)
• Carboniferous of Spain (2), United States (2: New Mexico, Oklahoma)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence