†subfamily Saikraconchinae Yancey and Ozaki 1986 (clam)

Bivalvia - Myalinida - Alatoconchidae

Alternative spelling: Saikraconchidae

Full reference: T. E. Yancey and K. Ozaki. 1986. Redescription of the genus Shikamaia, and clarification of the hinge characters of the Family Alatoconchidae (Bivalvia). Journal of Paleontology 60(1):116-125

Parent taxon: Alatoconchidae according to F. Chen et al. 2018

See also Bouchet et al. 2010, Carter et al. 2011 and Yancey and Ozaki 1986

Sister taxon: Alatoconchinae

Subtaxa: Saikraconcha

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Ecology: stationary semi-infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Permian of Croatia (3 collections), Malaysia (1), Tunisia (5)

Total: 9 collections including 10 occurrences

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