Bivalvia - Poromyida - Cuspidariidae
Alternative spelling: Bowdenia
Parent taxon: Cardiomya according to P. Jung 1996
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Cardiomya (Cardiomya), Cardiomya alkiensis, Cardiomya anaticepsella, Cardiomya comstockensis, Cardiomya costellata, Cardiomya didyma, Cardiomya dolabraeformis, Cardiomya domenginica, Cardiomya elegantissima, Cardiomya gouldiana, Cardiomya hannibali, Cardiomya israelskya, Cardiomya mansfieldi, Cardiomya ornatissima, Cardiomya pavascotti, Cardiomya pectinata, Cardiomya planetica, Cardiomya russelli, Cardiomya silverensis, Cardiomya turneri
Subtaxa: Cardiomya (Bowdenia) distira
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of the Dominican Republic (1 collection), Jamaica (4)
• Miocene of the Dominican Republic (1)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence