†Dinocardium taphrium Dall 1900 (cockle)
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Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae
Alternative combination: Cardium (Cerastoderma) taphrium
Belongs to Dinocardium according to L. W. Ward 1992
Sister taxa: Dinocardium cabezai, Dinocardium ecuadoriale, Dinocardium robustum, Dinocardium vicksburgense, Laevicardium (Dinocardium) levyi, Laevicardium (Dinocardium) parkinsoni
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (21: Florida collections)
• Oligocene of United States (2: North Carolina)
Total: 23 collections each including a single occurrence
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