†family Scaphellinidae Newell and Ciriacks 1962 (clam)

Bivalvia - Trigoniida - Scaphellinidae

Full reference: N. D. Newell and K.W. Ciriacks. 1962. A new bivalve from the Permian of the western United States. American Museum Novitates 2121:1-4

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

See also Bouchet et al. 2010, Nevesskaja 2009, Newell 1965, Newell and Ciriacks 1962 and Vokes 1980

Sister taxa: none

Subtaxa: Scaphellina

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Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Leonard of United States (3: Idaho, Utah, Wyoming collections)

• Permian of the Russian Federation (2), United States (11: Arizona, Montana, Wyoming)

Total: 16 collections each including a single occurrence

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