Bivalvia - Ostreida - Malleidae
Parent taxon: Pedalionidae according to P. Bouchet et al. 2010
See also Nagao 1928
Sister taxa: Bathyisognomon, Crenatula, Crenatulinae, Gervilleioperna, Isognomon, Leproconcha, Linsdallia, Lithiotis, Melininae, Mytiloperna, Pernariinae, Rostroperna, Yunshanoperna, Waagenoperna
Subtaxa: Pedalion tomiyasui
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Ecuador (1 collection), Japan (2)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of United States (1: Florida)
• Pliocene of Jamaica (1), United States (2: Virginia)
• Miocene of United States (1: Florida)
• Eocene of United States (1: California)
• Paleogene of Japan (1)
• Cretaceous of United States (3: California, Tennessee)
Total: 13 collections each including a single occurrence
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