Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae
Parent taxon: Cardiidae according to J. A. Schneider 2002
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Austrocardium, Cerastoderma, Dochmocardia, Europicardium, Goethemia, Hemicardium, Indocardium, Jurassicardium, Laevicardiinae, Lahilliinae, Maoricardium, Monodacna, Neocardiids, Obsoletiforma, Obsoletiformes, Papillicardium, Papyridea, Paradacna, Parvicardium, Parvidacna, Pascoella, Patagonicardium, Perucardia, Plagiocardium, Protocardiinae, Ringicardium, Serripes, Trachycardiinae, Goniocardium
Subtaxa: Sawkinsia matleyi
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Oligocene of Jamaica (1 collection)
• Eocene of Jamaica (4)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
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