Cordiopsis incrassata Nyst 1836 (venus clam)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Alternative combinations: Cyprina incrassata, Sinodia incrassata

Belongs to Cordiopsis according to R. Marquet et al. 2008

See also Newton 1922

Sister taxa: Pelecyora (Cardiopsis) subathooensis, Sinodia (Cordiopsis) suborbicularis

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Miocene of Austria (3 collections)

• Oligocene of Austria (5), Belgium (4), Bulgaria (1), France (36), Germany (1), Romania (3)

• Eocene of Bulgaria (5), Nigeria (5), Romania (2)

Total: 65 collections including 66 occurrences

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