Xylophaga Turton 1822 (clam)
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Bivalvia - Pholadida - Xylophagaidae
Parent taxon: Xylophagaidae according to J. R. Voight et al. 2019
See also Bouchet et al. 2010, Sepkoski 2002 and Wienrich 1999
Sister taxa: none
Subtaxa: Xylophaga mississippiensis
Ecology: stationary boring suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Belgium (1 collection)
• Pliocene of Jamaica (1)
• Miocene of Denmark (1), Germany (1), Grenada (1)
• Eocene of United States (2: Alabama, Mississippi)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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