Cardiomya elegantissima Hoernes 1875 (clam)

Bivalvia - Poromyida - Cuspidariidae

Alternative combinations: Cuspidaria (Cuspidaria) elegantissima, Neaera elegantissima

Belongs to Cardiomya according to M. Harzhauser et al. 2011

Sister taxa: Cardiomya (Bowdenia), Cardiomya (Cardiomya), Cardiomya alkiensis, Cardiomya anaticepsella, Cardiomya comstockensis, Cardiomya costellata, Cardiomya didyma, Cardiomya dolabraeformis, Cardiomya domenginica, Cardiomya gouldiana, Cardiomya hannibali, Cardiomya israelskya, Cardiomya mansfieldi, Cardiomya ornatissima, Cardiomya pavascotti, Cardiomya pectinata, Cardiomya planetica, Cardiomya russelli, Cardiomya silverensis, Cardiomya turneri

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at Cerova-Lieskove (Miocene of Slovakia)

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