Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae
Full reference: A. A. Olsson. 1967. Some Tertiary mollusks from South Florida and the Carribean. Paleontological Research Institute 1-61
Parent taxon: Cardiinae according to J. A. Schneider 2002
See also Olsson 1967
Sister taxa: Acanthocardia, Bucardium, Cardiini, Cardium, Chesacardium, Criocardium, Dinocardiini, Dinocardium, Ethmocardium, Granocardium, Procardium, Rudicardium, Schedocardia, Septocardia, Vepricardiini, Vepricardium
Subtaxa: Planicardium virginianum
Type: Cardium virginianum
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Pliocene of United States (3: Florida, South Carolina collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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