Austrocardium Freneix 1978 (cockle)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae

Parent taxon: Cardiidae according to H. E. Vokes 1980

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Cerastoderma, Dochmocardia, Europicardium, Goethemia, Hemicardium, Indocardium, Jurassicardium, Laevicardiinae, Lahilliinae, Maoricardium, Monodacna, Neocardiids, Obsoletiforma, Obsoletiformes, Papillicardium, Papyridea, Paradacna, Parvicardium, Parvidacna, Pascoella, Patagonicardium, Perucardia, Plagiocardium, Protocardiinae, Ringicardium, Sawkinsia, Serripes, Trachycardiinae, Goniocardium

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Argentina (1 collection), Chile (1), Mozambique (2), New Zealand (1), Nigeria (1)

Total: 6 collections including 8 occurrences

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