Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae
Alternative combinations: Cardita occidentalis, Cyclocardia (Cyclocardia) occidentalis, Cyclocardia occidentalis
Synonyms: Cardita monilicosta Gabb 1861, Venericardia monilicosta Gabb 1861
Full reference: T. A. Conrad. 1855. Descriptions of eighteen new Cretaceous and Tertiary fossils. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 7:265-268
Belongs to Coanicardita according to A. Hendy 2021
See also Arnold 1908, Coan et al. 2000, Conrad 1855, Gabb 1861, Moore 1992, Pérez and Giachetti 2020 and Rodda 1957
Sister taxa: Coanicardita bailyi, Coanicardita californica, Coanicardita ventricosa
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (9: California collections)
• Pliocene of United States (2: California)
Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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