Philobrya Carpenter 1872 (clam)
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Bivalvia - Arcida - Philobryidae
Synonym: Bryophila Carpenter 1864 [replaced name]
Parent taxon: Philobryidae according to E. V. Coan et al. 2000
See also Bouchet et al. 2010, Grant, IV and Gale 1931, Lamprell and Healy 1998, Sepkoski 2002, Spencer et al. 2004 and Vokes 1980
Sister taxa: Cosa, Cratis, Eophilobryoidella, Micromytilus, Notomytilus, Limarca
Subtaxa: Philobrya (Hochstetteria) Philobrya modiolus Philobrya setosa Philobrya sublaevis
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Antarctica (5 collections), Argentina (2), United States (7: California)
• Miocene of New Zealand (2)
Total: 16 collections including 18 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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