Americardia lightbourni Lee and Huber 2012 (cockle)
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Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae
Full reference: H. G. Lee and M. Huber. 2012. Americardia lightbourni new species and A. columbella new species compared to A. media the extinct A. columba. The Nautilus 126(1):15-24
Belongs to Americardia according to H. G. Lee and M. Huber 2012
Sister taxa: Americardia burnsii, Americardia columbella, Americardia guanacastense, Americardia guppyi, Americardia media, Trigoniocardia (Americardia) avona, Trigoniocardia (Americardia) protoaliculum, Trigoniocardia (Americardia) silvacollina
Type specimen: UF 44279
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Americardia lightbourni in the database
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