Megalomoidea (clam)

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

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