Antipleura Barrande 1881 (clam)

Bivalvia - Cyrtodontida - Antipleuridae

Full reference: J. Barrande. 1881. Système Silurien de Centre de la Bohême. Volume VI: Acéphales. Système Silurien de Centre de la Bohême. Volume VI: Acéphales 1-342

Parent taxon: Antipleuridae according to J. Kříž 2007

See also Bouchet et al. 2010, Fang et al. 2009, Sepkoski 2002 and Vokes 1980

Sister taxa: Antipleurinae, Cabricardium, Dualina, Hercynella, Jahnia, Nandania, Necklania, Panenka, Paracardium, Praelucina, Sibirinka, Silurina

Subtaxa: Antipleura (Daiguia)

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Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Devonian of China (1 collection), the Czech Republic (6), France (1), Morocco (2)

• Silurian to Devonian of Algeria (1)

Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence

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