Bivalvia - Poromyida - Cuspidariidae
Parent taxon: Cardiomya according to J. A. Todd 2001
See also Jung 1996
Sister taxa: Cardiomya (Bowdenia), 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 (Cardiomya) islahispaniolae Cardiomya (Cardiomya) soriensis
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of the Dominican Republic (1 collection), Haiti (1), Jamaica (2), Venezuela (1)
• Miocene of the Dominican Republic (15), Panama (1), Venezuela (1)
• Oligocene of Denmark (2)
• Paleocene of India (1)
Total: 25 collections including 26 occurrences