Dimyodon dissimilis Tate 1886 (scallop)

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Dimyidae

Alternative combination: Dimya dissimilis

Full reference: R. Tate. 1886. The lamellibranchs of the Older Tertiary of Australia (part 1). Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 8:96-158

Belongs to Dimyodon according to T. A. Darragh 1970

See also Tate 1886

Sister taxa: Atreta blandina, Atreta intsulaevis, Atreta intusstriata, Atreta nilssoni, Atreta redunca, Atreta richthofeni, Atreta subrichthofeni, Atreta unguis, Dimyodon richthofeni, Dimyodon intusradiatum, Dimyodon qingyanensis, Dimyodon subrichthofeni, Dimyodon woehrmanni, Dimyodon intusornatus, Dimyodon storrsi, Dimyodon schlumbergi, Dimyopsis plana, Dimyopsis intusornata

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Pliocene of Australia (1 collection)

• Miocene of Australia (3)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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