†subfamily Chaenomyinae Waterhouse 1966 (clam)

Bivalvia - Pholadomyida - Chaenomyidae

Parent taxon: Chaenomyidae according to A. K. Jaitly 2013

See also Bouchet et al. 2010, Carter et al. 2011 and Morris et al. 1991

Sister taxa: Oblicarina, Oestomya

Subtaxa: Chaenomya

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Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Triassic of Iran (2 collections)

• Permian of Australia (3), China (3), India (1), the Russian Federation (1)

• Carboniferous of Brazil (1), United States (7: Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, New Mexico, Ohio, Texas, Utah)

Total: 18 collections including 19 occurrences

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