Posidoniella Koninck 1885 (clam)

Bivalvia - Myalinida - Myalinidae

Parent taxon: Myalinidae according to H. E. Vokes 1980

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Arctomyalina, Aviculomyalina, Boiomytilus, Dorcadungula, Elversella, Hemimenion, Liebea, Myalina, Naiadites, Novaculapermia, Pachymytilus, Promyalina, Pseudomyalina, Pseudopachymytilus, Selenimyalina, Selenimyalininae, Septimyalina, Anthraconauta

Subtaxa: Posidoniella pseudogibbosa

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Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Permian of Italy (1 collection), Mexico (2)

• Chokierian of the United Kingdom (1)

• Namurian of Spain (3)

• Carboniferous of Chile (1), Spain (1), Ukraine (2), the United Kingdom (40), United States (1: Kentucky)

Total: 52 collections including 83 occurrences

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