Bivalvia - Pholadida - Pholadidae
Parent taxon: Pholadidae according to J. G. Carter et al. 2011
See also Bouchet et al. 2010, Freneix et al. 1988, Kennedy 1993 and Vokes 1980
Sister taxa: Cyrtopleura, Dactylina, Diplothyra, Lignopholas, Martesia, Martesiinae, Martesinae, Opertochasma, Pholadinae, Teredina, Xylophaginae, Zirphaea
Subtaxa: Jouannetia Netastoma
Ecology: stationary boring suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (1: California collection)
• Pliocene of Jamaica (1), United States (1: California)
• Miocene of Algeria (9), France (1), Malta (1), Moldova (4), Morocco (2), Poland (3), Ukraine (1)
• Oligocene of Denmark (1), France (1), United States (8: Mississippi)
• Eocene of France (1), Mexico (1), United States (2: California)
• Paleocene of Belgium (2), France (1)
• Cretaceous of the Netherlands (1)
• Jurassic of France (1), Germany (1)
Total: 44 collections including 46 occurrences