Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae
Full reference: J. A. Schneider. 1995. Phytogeny of the Cardiidae (Mollusca, Bivalvia): Protocardiinae, Laevicardiinae, Lahilliinae, Tulongocardiinae subfam. n. and Pleuriocardiinae subfam. n. Zoologica Scripta 24:321-346
Parent taxon: Neocardiids according to J. G. Carter et al. 2011
See also Bouchet et al. 2010 and Schneider 1995
Sister taxon: Eucardiids
Subtaxa: Pleuriocardia
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Eocene of Peru (3 collections)
• Cretaceous of Algeria (1), Canada (3: Alberta), Egypt (1), Italy (2), Libya (1), Pakistan (1), Peru (1), Poland (1), the United Kingdom (2), United States (51: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, Georgia, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas)
Total: 67 collections including 79 occurrences