†Cardium (Cerastoderma) waltonianum Dall 1900 (cockle)
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Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae
Belongs to Cardium (Cerastoderma) according to J. R. Gardner 1947
Sister taxa: Cardium (Cerastoderma) calvertensium, Cardium (Cerastoderma) corbis, Cardium (Cerastoderma) hizenense, Cardium (Cerastoderma) kishimaense, Cardium (Cerastoderma) patuxentium, Cerastoderma chipolanum, Cerastoderma edule, Cerastoderma glaucum
Type specimen: USNM 113819, a shell
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (24: Florida collections)
Total: 24 collections each including a single occurrence
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