Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae
Alternative combination: Cardita (Actinobolus) velutinus
Synonyms: Cardiocardita volckmanni Philippi 1887, Cardita volckmanni Philippi 1887, Pleuromeris volckmanni Philippi 1887
Belongs to Cyclocardia according to S. N. Nielson and C. Valdovinos 2008
See also Frassinetti 1997, Frassinetti and Covacevich 1995 and Gazdzicki and Pugaczewska 1984
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 pseutella, Cyclocardia spurca, Cyclocardia subtenta, Cyclocardia terryi, Cyclocardia tokunagai, Cyclocardia trentensis, Cyclocardia yoshidai, Cyclocardia zuliana, Venericardia (Cyclocardia) ferruginea, Venericardia (Cyclocardia) harukii, Venericardia (Cyclocardia) otatsumei, Venericardia (Cyclocardia) yokoyamai
Ecology: facultatively mobile semi-infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Chile (1 collection)
• Pliocene of Chile (8)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence
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