†Praelamellodonta Zhang 1980 (clam)
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Bivalvia - Praelamellodontidae
Full reference: R. -j. Zhang. 1980. On the earliest bivalve fauna - bivalves from Lower Cambrian Tianheban formation, Xianfeng, Hubei. Scientific Papers on Geology for International Exchange prepared for the 26th International Geological Congress. 4. Stratigraphy and Paleontology 121-129
Parent taxon: Praelamellodontidae according to P. Bouchet et al. 2010
See also Runnegar and Pojeta 1992 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: none
Subtaxa: Praelamellodonta elegansa
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Zhongbao, Xianfeng ( of China)
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