Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae
Alternative combinations: Cardita mutabilis, Venericardia mutabilis
Belongs to Venericardia (Glyptoactis) according to C. Prasad et al. 1988
See also Iqbal 1973
Sister taxa: Glyptoactis (Claibornicardia), Glyptoactis (Fasciculicardia), Glyptoactis (Glyptoactis), Glyptoactis alticostata, Glyptoactis paraguanensis, Venericardia (Glyptoactis) aversa, Venericardia (Glyptoactis) carmenensis, Venericardia (Glyptoactis) charanalensis, Venericardia (Glyptoactis) hadra, Venericardia (Glyptoactis) metaicha, Venericardia (Glyptoactis) serricosta, Venericardia (Glyptoactis) stenygra
Ecology: facultatively mobile shallow infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Miocene of India (1 collection)
• Eocene of Egypt (1), India (5), Pakistan (2)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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