Trachycardium (Phlogocardia) stiriatum Brown and Pilsbry 1911 (cockle)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae

Alternative combinations: Cardium (Trachycardium) stiriatum, Trachycardium stiriatum

Synonyms: Cardium (Trachycardium) durun Brown and Pilsbry 1913, Trachycardium durum Brown and Pilsbry 1913

Belongs to Trachycardium (Phlogocardia) according to W. P. Woodring 1982

See also Brown and Pilsbry 1911, Mansfield 1932 and Olsson 1922

Sister taxa: Trachycardium (Phlogocardia) belcheri, Trachycardium (Phlogocardia) cestum, Trachycardium (Phlogocardia) leonense, Trachycardium (Phlogocardia) lingualeonis

Type specimens:

  • Trachycardium (Phlogocardia) stiriatum: ANSP 1755, a shell
  • Trachycardium durum: ANSP (no number), a shell.

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Pliocene of Costa Rica (2 collections), Panama (1)

• Miocene of Panama (7)

Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence

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