†Plethocardia (clam)
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Bivalvia - Megalodontida - Plethocardiidae
Parent taxon: Plethocardiidae according to P. Bouchet et al. 2010
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: none
Subtaxa: Plethocardia suberecta
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Ordovician of Canada (1: Ontario collection), the Russian Federation (1), United States (19: Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Minnesota, Illinois, Iowa)
Total: 21 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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