Cardium (Orthocardium) gratum Defrance in Deshayes 1829 (cockle)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae

Alternative combinations: Cardium gratum, Vepricardium gratum

Belongs to Cardium (Orthocardium) according to J. Le Renard and J.-M. Pacaud 1995

Sister taxa: Cardium (Orthocardium) porulosum, Cardium (Orthocardium) trifidum, Orthocardium commutatum, Orthocardium stilpnaulax

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Eocene of Bulgaria (2 collections), Croatia (2), France (1), Italy (1)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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