Entoliidae
- Phylum: Mollusca
- Class: Bivalvia
- Order: Pectinida
- Family: Entoliidae
Overview
Entoliidae Korobkov, 1960
Common Name: Ancestor to modern scallops
Extant/Extinct
Key morphological features: The Entoliidae have a rounded edge along an almost circular shell. Most are smooth, but can have concentric rings. Unlike modern scallops, the Entoliidae cannot attach to the substrate.
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Paleoecology:
MOBILITY: Mobile
FEEDING MODE: Suspension Feeder
HABITAT: Epifaunal
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.
