†family Eurydesmatidae Reed 1932 (scallop)

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Eurydesmatidae

Alternative spelling: Eurydesmidae

Parent taxon: Eurydesmatoidea according to J. G. Carter et al. 2011

See also Begg and Ballard 1991, Bouchet et al. 2010, Kiessling 2004 and Nevesskaja 2009

Sister taxon: Manticulidae

Subtaxa: Eurydesma Glendella

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Type: Eurydesma

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Permian of Afghanistan (1 collection), Argentina (5), Australia (141), China (2), India (9), Namibia (1), New Zealand (1), Pakistan (1)

• Carboniferous of India (1)

• Silurian of Canada (1: Ontario)

Total: 163 collections including 201 occurrences

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