Philobrya Carpenter 1872 (clam)

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

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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

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