Europicardium Popov 1977 (cockle)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae

Alternative spelling: Bucardium (Europicardium)

Parent taxon: Cardiidae according to R. La Perna 2016

See also Herrera et al. 2015, Popov 1977, Schneider 2002 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Austrocardium, Cerastoderma, Dochmocardia, 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: Europicardium badeniense Europicardium caparti Europicardium miorotundatum Europicardium multicostatum Europicardium nolfi Europicardium pseudomulticostatum Europicardium serrulatum

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Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Miocene of Austria (1 collection), Bulgaria (1), Cyprus (2), Germany (2), Israel (3), Italy (5), Slovakia (1)

Total: 15 collections each including a single occurrence

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