†Pratulum hemimeris Tate 1887 (cockle)
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Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae
Alternative combination: Cardium hemimeris
Full reference: R. Tate. 1887. The Lamellibranchs of the older Tertiary of Australia (Part 2). Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of South Australia 9:142-189
Belongs to Pratulum according to T. A. Darragh and G. W. Kendrick 2008
See also Darragh 1970 and Tate 1887
Sister taxa: Pratulum antisemigranulatum, Pratulum scrobiculatum, Pratulum thetidis, Pratulum victoriae
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Miocene of Australia (1 collection)
• Eocene of Australia (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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