Europicardium multicostatum Brocchi 1814 (cockle)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae

Alternative combinations: Cardium (Trachycardium) multicostatum, Cardium multicostatum, Laevicardium (Trachycardium) multicostatum, Trachycardium multicostatum

Belongs to Europicardium according to R. La Perna 2016

See also Popov 1977 and Schneider 2002

Sister taxa: Europicardium badeniense, Europicardium caparti, Europicardium miorotundatum, Europicardium nolfi, Europicardium pseudomulticostatum, Europicardium serrulatum

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Miocene of Austria (1 collection), Bulgaria (1), Cyprus (2), Germany (2), Israel (3), Italy (3), Slovakia (1)

Total: 13 collections each including a single occurrence

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