Venericardia (Glyptoactis) mutabilis d'Archaic and Haime 1954 (clam)

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

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