Nemocardium (Microcardium) islahispaniolae Maury 1917 (cockle)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae

Alternative combinations: Protocardia (Nemocardium) islahispaniolae, Protocardia islahispaniolae

Belongs to Nemocardium (Microcardium) according to H. E. Vokes 1989

See also Woodring 1925

Sister taxa: Microcardium aequiliratum, Microcardium jamaicense, Microcardium microtatum, Microcardium pazianum, Microcardium peramabile, Microcardium pollostum, Microcardium sakuraii, Microcardium tenuilamellosum, Microcardium tinctum, Microcardium trapezoidale, Microcardium velatum

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Pliocene of the Dominican Republic (2 collections)

• Miocene to Pliocene of the Dominican Republic (2)

• Miocene of the Dominican Republic (1)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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