†Chondrodonta Stanton 1901 (scallop)
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Bivalvia - Pectinida - Chondrodontidae
Parent taxon: Chondrodontidae according to G. M. El Qot 2006
See also Bouchet et al. 2010, Cox et al. 1971 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxon: Lamellotis
Subtaxa: Chondrodonta (Cleidochondrella) Chondrodonta (Freneixita) Chondrodonta youngi
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Egypt (40 collections), Ethiopia (1), Guatemala (1), Hungary (1), Italy (13), Mexico (4), Slovenia (1), Spain (1), Turkey (1), United States (7: Arizona, Texas), Yemen (1)
Total: 71 collections including 74 occurrences
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