Hedecardium (Hedecardium) moniletectum Tate 1887 (cockle)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae

Alternative combinations: Cardium moniletectum, Hedecardium moniletectum

Full reference: R. Tate. 1887. The Lamellibranchs of the older Tertiary of Australia (Part 2). Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of South Australia 9:142-189

Belongs to Hedecardium (Hedecardium) according to J. A. Schneider 2002

See also Darragh 2017 and Tate 1887

Sister taxa: Hedecardium (Hedecardium) brunneri, Hedecardium (Hedecardium) kanlenum, Hedecardium (Hedecardium) olssoni, Hedecardium (Hedecardium) pseudomagnum, Hedecardium (Hedecardium) subcordatum, Hedecardium (Hedecardium) waitakiense

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Eocene of Australia (3 collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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