Cyclocardia pseutella Marwick 1929 (clam)

Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae

Alternative combinations: Venericardia (Venericardia) pseutella, Venericardia pseutella

Full reference: J. Marwick. 1929. Tertiary molluscan fauna of Chatton, Southland. Transactions and Proceeding of the Royal Society of New Zealand 59:903-937

Belongs to Cyclocardia according to A. G. Beu et al. 1990

See also Fleming 1966 and Marwick 1929

Sister taxa: Cardita (Cyclocardia) steinkei, Cyclocardia (Arcturellina), Cyclocardia (Cyclocardia), Cyclocardia (Plionema), Cyclocardia (Scalaricardita), Cyclocardia (Vimentum), Cyclocardia abesinaiensis, Cyclocardia akagii, Cyclocardia borealis, Cyclocardia castor, Cyclocardia castrana, Cyclocardia christiei, Cyclocardia compressa, Cyclocardia dodairensis, Cyclocardia granulata, Cyclocardia hannai, Cyclocardia hannibali, Cyclocardia kurilensis, Cyclocardia mesembria, Cyclocardia moniligena, Cyclocardia novangliae, Cyclocardia spurca, Cyclocardia subtenta, Cyclocardia terryi, Cyclocardia tokunagai, Cyclocardia trentensis, Cyclocardia velutinus, Cyclocardia yoshidai, Cyclocardia zuliana, Venericardia (Cyclocardia) ferruginea, Venericardia (Cyclocardia) harukii, Venericardia (Cyclocardia) otatsumei, Venericardia (Cyclocardia) yokoyamai

Ecology: facultatively mobile semi-infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at S136/f496 - Cape Wanbrow [Waikareka Volcanic Fm] (Eocene of New Zealand)

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