Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae
Alternative combination: Cardium cordeliae
Full reference: C. J. Maury. 1924. Fosseis Terciarios Do Brazil. Servico Geologico E Mineralogico Do Brazil Monographia 49
Belongs to Trigoniocardia according to V. A. Tavora et al. 2004
See also Maury 1924
Sister taxa: Cardium (Trigoniocardia) ballenium, Cardium (Trigoniocardia) cabopasadum, Cardium (Trigoniocardia) gadsdenense, Trigoniocardia (Apiocardia), Trigoniocardia (Goniacardia), Trigoniocardia (Trigoniocardia), Trigoniocardia carolinae, Trigoniocardia graniferum, Trigoniocardia heredia, Trigoniocardia sambaicum
Type specimen: Its type locality is Rio Pirabas (Maury coll.), which is in a Miocene shallow subtidal limestone/limestone in the Pirabas Formation of Brazil
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Miocene of Brazil (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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