Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae
Alternative combinations: Cardita alticostata, Venericardia alticostata
Belongs to Venericardia (Claibornicardia) according to H. B. Stenzel et al. 1957
See also Anderson 1928, Dall 1903, Harris 1919, Maury 1912 and Palmer and Brann 1965
Sister taxa: Claibornicardia carinata, Glyptoactis (Claibornicardia) domenginica, Glyptoactis (Claibornicardia) keenae, Glyptoactis (Claibornicardia) marksi, Glyptoactis (Claibornicardia) sandiegoensis, Venericardia (Claibornicardia) nasuta, Venericardia (Claibornicardia) trapaquara
Type specimen: ANSP 30562, a shell
Ecology: facultatively mobile shallow infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Eocene of Jamaica (1 collection), United States (33: Alabama, Louisiana, Texas)
• Paleocene of Trinidad and Tobago (1), United States (3: Alabama, South Carolina)
Total: 38 collections including 40 occurrences
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