Poromya (Dermatomya) Dall 1921 (clam)

Bivalvia - Poromyida - Poromyidae

Alternative spelling: Dermatomya

Parent taxon: Poromya according to M. Barrios 1960

See also Bouchet et al. 2010 and Weisbord 1929

Sister taxa: Poromya (Mioporomya), Poromya (Poromya), Poromya globulosa, Poromya lata, Poromya mississippiensis, Poromya tumida

Subtaxa: Dermatomya buttoni Dermatomya mactroides Dermatomya tenuiconcha

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Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Quaternary of United States (3: California collections)

• Pliocene of United States (1: California)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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