†Nemocardium (Nemocardium) eocenense Meyer 1887 (cockle)
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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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