Kummelia Stephenson 1937 (clam)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Gastrochaenidae

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

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Cucurbitula, Eufistulana, Eufistulaninae, Gastrochaena, Gastrochaeninae, Gastrochaenopsis, Lamychaena, Spengleriinae

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: stationary boring suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Paleocene of United States (2: New Jersey collections)

• Cretaceous of United States (3: Alabama, Mississippi)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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