Actinodonta Philipps 1848 (clam)

Bivalvia - Actinodontida - Cycloconchidae

Synonym: Davidia Hicks 1873

Parent taxon: Cycloconchidae according to J. C. W. Cope 1996

See also Bouchet et al. 2010, Carter 1971, Cox et al. 1969, Cox et al. 1969, Hicks 1873 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Ananterodonta, Carminodonta, Catamarcaia, Celtoconcha, Copidens, Cycloconcha, Cycloconchinae, Famatinadonta, Fasciculodonta, Fortowensia, Poladonta, Taselasmodinae

Subtaxa: Actinodonta cuneata Actinodonta naranjoana Actinodonta ramseyensis Davidia antiqua

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Type: Actinodonta cuneata

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Miocene of Japan (1 collection)

• Eocene of United States (1: Colorado)

• Clarkforkian of United States (2: Wyoming)

• Paleocene of United States (25: Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, Wyoming)

• Dobrotivian of France (3), Spain (1)

• Arenig of France (3), the United Kingdom (1)

• Ordovician of the United Kingdom (5)

Total: 42 collections including 51 occurrences

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