†Plectomya Loriol 1868 (clam)
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Bivalvia - Pandorida - Laternulidae
Parent taxon: Laternulidae according to H. E. Vokes 1980
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Anatimya, Cercomya, Laternula, Orthomya, Periplomya, Planariomya, Platymyoidea, Tulongella
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: facultatively mobile deep infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Egypt (3 collections), Japan (3), Turkmenistan (1), the United Kingdom (1), United States (7: Mississippi)
• Jurassic of Ethiopia (1), Germany (2), Japan (4), Portugal (15), Svalbard and Jan Mayen (1), Yemen (2)
Total: 40 collections each including a single occurrence
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