Microcardium jamaicense Dall 1903 (cockle)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae

Alternative combinations: Cardium jamaicense, Nemocardium jamaicensis

Belongs to Microcardium according to W. P. Woodring 1982

See also Woodring 1925

Sister taxa: Microcardium aequiliratum, Microcardium microtatum, Microcardium pazianum, Microcardium peramabile, Microcardium pollostum, Microcardium sakuraii, Microcardium tenuilamellosum, Microcardium tinctum, Microcardium trapezoidale, Microcardium velatum, Nemocardium (Microcardium) islahispaniolae

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Pliocene of Jamaica (4 collections)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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