Trachycardium (Phlogocardia) belcheri Broderip and Sowerby 1829 (cockle)
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Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae
Alternative combination: Cardium belcheri
Belongs to Trachycardium (Phlogocardia) according to W. P. Woodring 1982
See also Olsson 1964
Sister taxa: Trachycardium (Phlogocardia) cestum, Trachycardium (Phlogocardia) leonense, Trachycardium (Phlogocardia) lingualeonis, Trachycardium (Phlogocardia) stiriatum
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Punta Gorda [Esmeraldas Fm] (Pliocene of Ecuador)
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