Bivalvia - Cardiida - Vesicomyidae
Parent taxon: Vesicomyidae according to E. V. Coan et al. 2000
See also Bouchet et al. 2010, Olsson 1931, Sepkoski 2002 and Vokes 1980
Sister taxa: Akebiconcha, Archivesica, Hubertschenckia, Isorropodon, Pleurophopsis, Pliocardiinae
Subtaxa: Vesicomya (Calyptogena) Vesicomya (Vesicomya) Vesicomya (Waisiuconcha) Vesicomya ramondi
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (1: California collection)
• Pliocene of Mexico (1), United States (1: California)
• Miocene of Indonesia (1), Japan (2)
• Oligocene of the Russian Federation (1), United States (11: Alaska, Washington)
• Eocene of Peru (1), United States (7: Washington)
• Cretaceous of Japan (1)
Total: 27 collections including 32 occurrences
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