†Margaritaria (clam)
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Bivalvia - Pholadomyida - Margaritariidae
Parent taxon: Margaritariidae according to P. Bouchet et al. 2010
See also Glenn 1904 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: none
Subtaxa: Margaritaria abrupta
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Pliocene of United States (3: Florida, Virginia collections)
• Miocene of United States (2: Florida)
• Eocene of United States (1: Louisiana)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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