Nemocardium (Nemocardium) eocenense Meyer 1887 (cockle)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae

Alternative combinations: Cordiula eocenense, Unicardium eocenense

Belongs to Nemocardium (Nemocardium) according to D. T. Dockery 1982

Sister taxa: Nemocardium (Nemocardium) diversum, Nemocardium (Nemocardium) linteum, Nemocardium (Nemocardium) lorenzanum, Nemocardium (Nemocardium) yokoyamai

Type specimen: USNM 644605, a shell

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Oligocene of United States (13: Mississippi collections)

Total: 13 collections each including a single occurrence

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