Protocardia (Protocardia) alta Forbes 1846

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae

Alternative combination: Cardium altum

Full reference: E. Forbes. 1846. Report on the fossil invertebrata from southern India, collected by Mr. Kaye and Mr. Cunliffe. Transactions of the Geological Society of London, Series 2 7:97-174

Belongs to Protocardia (Protocardia) according to G. W. Kendrick and A. V. Vartak 2007

See also Forbes 1846

Sister taxa: Protocardia (Protocardia) philippiana, Protocardia (Protocardia) striatulum

Distribution: found only at Odiyam locality 3 (Cretaceous of India)

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