Cleidothaerus Stutchbury 1830 (clam)
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Bivalvia - Thraciida - Cleidothaeridae
Synonym: Chamostrea Gray 1840
Parent taxon: Cleidothaeridae according to H. E. Vokes 1980
See also Bouchet et al. 2010, Lamprell and Healy 1998 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: none
Subtaxa: Cleidothaerus adelaidensis
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Miocene of Australia (2 collections), New Zealand (1)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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