Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae
Alternative combinations: Cardita subtenta, Cyclocardia subteta, Venericardia (Cyclocardia) subtenta, Venericardia subtenta
Synonym: Venericardia chehalisensis Weaver 1912
Belongs to Cyclocardia according to A. J. W. Hendy 2020
See also Durham 1944, Etherington 1931, Hickman 2015, Moore 1963, Weaver 1912 and Weaver 1942
Sister taxa: Cardita (Cyclocardia) steinkei, Cyclocardia (Arcturellina), Cyclocardia (Cyclocardia), Cyclocardia (Plionema), Cyclocardia (Scalaricardita), Cyclocardia (Vimentum), Cyclocardia abesinaiensis, Cyclocardia akagii, Cyclocardia borealis, Cyclocardia castor, Cyclocardia castrana, Cyclocardia christiei, Cyclocardia compressa, Cyclocardia dodairensis, Cyclocardia granulata, Cyclocardia hannai, Cyclocardia hannibali, Cyclocardia kurilensis, Cyclocardia mesembria, Cyclocardia moniligena, Cyclocardia novangliae, Cyclocardia pseutella, Cyclocardia spurca, Cyclocardia terryi, Cyclocardia tokunagai, Cyclocardia trentensis, Cyclocardia velutinus, Cyclocardia yoshidai, Cyclocardia zuliana, Venericardia (Cyclocardia) ferruginea, Venericardia (Cyclocardia) harukii, Venericardia (Cyclocardia) otatsumei, Venericardia (Cyclocardia) yokoyamai
Ecology: facultatively mobile semi-infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (9: California, Oregon, Washington collections)
• Oligocene of the Russian Federation (2), United States (7: Washington)
• Eocene of the Russian Federation (1)
Total: 19 collections each including a single occurrence
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