†Cardium (Orthocardium) porulosum Solander 1766 (cockle)
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Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae
Alternative combinations: Cardium (Trachycardium) porulosum, Cardium porulosum, Vepricardium (Orthocardium) porulosum
Belongs to Cardium (Orthocardium) according to J. Le Renard and J.-M. Pacaud 1995
See also Cossmann and Pissarro 1904, Cox et al. 1969 and Keen 1980
Sister taxa: Cardium (Orthocardium) gratum, Cardium (Orthocardium) trifidum, Orthocardium commutatum, Orthocardium stilpnaulax
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Eocene of Belgium (2 collections), France (3), the United Kingdom (13)
Total: 18 collections including 19 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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