Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae
Alternative spelling: Laevicardium (Plagiocardium)
Parent taxon: Cardiidae according to J. A. Schneider 2002
See also Durham 1944, Freneix et al. 1988, Lamprell and Whitehead 1992, Sepkoski 2002, Turner 1938 and Vokes 1980
Sister taxa: Austrocardium, Cerastoderma, Dochmocardia, Europicardium, Goethemia, Hemicardium, Indocardium, Jurassicardium, Laevicardiinae, Lahilliinae, Maoricardium, Monodacna, Neocardiids, Obsoletiforma, Obsoletiformes, Papillicardium, Papyridea, Paradacna, Parvicardium, Parvidacna, Pascoella, Patagonicardium, Perucardia, Protocardiinae, Ringicardium, Sawkinsia, Serripes, Trachycardiinae, Goniocardium
Subtaxa: Plagiocardium (Papillicardium) Plagiocardium granulosum Plagiocardium ishigakensis Plagiocardium pseudolatum
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of France (1 collection), Italy (3), Morocco (2), Portugal (1), Spain (3)
• Pliocene of Belgium (2), Greece (3)
• Miocene of Algeria (1), Austria (7), Bulgaria (4), Cyprus (1), France (1), Germany (6), Italy (2), Morocco (1), Poland (5), Slovakia (1)
• Eocene of France (4), Japan (1), Spain (4), United States (2: Louisiana, Washington)
• Paleocene of France (1), United States (5: Louisiana, Texas)
Total: 61 collections including 63 occurrences
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