Anomalopleuroidea Cox 1964 (clam)

Bivalvia - Pholadomyida - Pholadomyidae

Alternative spelling: Anomalopleuroides

Synonym: Anomalopleura Leonardi 1943 [replaced name]

Parent taxon: Pholadomyidae according to S. Ros-Franch et al. 2014

See also Cox 1964 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Agrawalimya, Arcomya, Cortinia, Deltamya, Dianomya, Girardotia, Goniomya, Homomya, Homoya, Machomya, Molukkana, Neoburmesia, Osteomya, Pachymya, Parilimya, Pholadomya, Pholadomyinae, Rhytimya, Tetorimya, Triplicosta

Subtaxa: Anomalopleuroidea elisae

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Type: Anomalopleura elisae

Ecology: facultatively mobile deep infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at D10/2 Selva, Cassian bulk collection (Triassic of Italy)

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