Orthocardium commutatum Rovereto 1898 (cockle)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae

Alternative combinations: Cardium commutatum, Europicardium commutatum

Synonym: Cardium brongniarti Mayer 1863 [replaced name]

Belongs to Orthocardium according to R. La Perna 2016

See also Popov 1977

Sister taxa: Cardium (Orthocardium) gratum, Cardium (Orthocardium) porulosum, Cardium (Orthocardium) trifidum, Orthocardium stilpnaulax

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Oligocene of France (1 collection), Italy (1)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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