Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae
Alternative combination: Cardium edule
Belongs to Cerastoderma according to A. J. W. Hendy 2007
See also Wood 1850
Sister taxa: Cardium (Cerastoderma) calvertensium, Cardium (Cerastoderma) corbis, Cardium (Cerastoderma) hizenense, Cardium (Cerastoderma) kishimaense, Cardium (Cerastoderma) patuxentium, Cardium (Cerastoderma) waltonianum, Cerastoderma chipolanum, Cerastoderma glaucum
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Iceland (2 collections), Ireland (1), Israel (1), Morocco (4), the Netherlands (6), Spain (1), Ukraine (1), the United Kingdom (21)
• Pliocene of Belgium (4), Greece (1), Iceland (1), Italy (3), the United Kingdom (2)
• Miocene of Austria (3), Cyprus (2), Germany (1), Greece (2), Italy (1), Spain (1)
Total: 58 collections each including a single occurrence
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