Glycymerita (Glycymerita) cardioides d'Orbigny 1847 (clam)

Bivalvia - Arcida - Glycymerididae

Alternative combination: Arca cardioides

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

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: Its type locality is Gerhardtsreiter Graben, which is in a Maastrichtian carbonate marl in the Gerhardsreit Formation of Germany

Ecology: facultatively mobile semi-infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of India (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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