†Megalomoidea (clam)
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Bivalvia - Megalodontida - Megalodontidae
Synonym: Megalomus Hall 1852
Parent taxon: Megalodontidae according to L. R. Cox et al. 1969
See also Hall 1852 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Ampezzania, Conchodon, Cumularia, Eomegalodus, Megalodon, Neomegalodon, Pachyrisma, Paramegalodus, Pomarangina, Protodiceras, Protomegalodon, Quemocuomegalodon, Rhaetomegalodon, Triadomegalodon
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: stationary semi-infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Silurian of the Russian Federation (4 collections), Sweden (3), United States (3: Alaska, Iowa)
• Niagaran of United States (1: Indiana)
Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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