†family Margaritariidae Vokes 1964 (clam)

Bivalvia - Pholadomyida - Margaritariidae

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

See also Bouchet et al. 2010, Nevesskaja 2009 and Vokes 1980

Sister taxa: Aksumya, Arenigomyidae, Barcoona, Chaenomyidae, Pholadomyidae, Sphenolium, Ucumariidae

Subtaxa: Margaritaria

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Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Pliocene of United States (3: Florida, Virginia collections)

• Miocene of United States (2: Florida)

• Eocene of United States (1: Louisiana)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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