Family Saxicavellidae Scott 1994 (clam)

Bivalvia - Hiatellida - Saxicavellidae

Alternative spelling: Saxicavellinae

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

See also Hickman 2015

Sister taxon: Hiatellidae

Subtaxa: Saxicavella

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Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Miocene of Germany (1 collection)

• Oligocene of United States (1: Oregon)

• Eocene of United States (1: Oregon)

• Paleocene of United States (1: Alabama)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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