Hiatellidae
- Phylum: Mollusca
- Class: Bivalvia
- Order: Adapedonta
- Family: Hiatellidae
Overview
Hiatellidae Gray, 1824
Common Name:
Extant/Extinct
Key morphological features: Shell is thin and has a trapezoidal shape. These clams burrow into intertidal sandy or muddy areas and use a 'siphon' to reach the sediment surface to filter water and breathe.
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Paleoecology:
MOBILITY: Mobile (burrow)
FEEDING MODE: Suspension Feeder
HABITAT: Infaunal
Sources:
Cox, L. R. et al. 1969. Bivalvia, in R. C. Moore ed., Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, Part N, Mollusca 6, Volume 2. The University of Kansas and Geological Society of America. 1224 pp.
