Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae

Alternative combination: Cardium (Trachycardium) pessoae

Belongs to Agnocardia according to J. A. Schneider 2002

See also Vokes 1984

Sister taxa: Agnocardia acrocome, Agnocardia alternata, Agnocardia cinderellae, Agnocardia claibornense, Agnocardia convexa, Agnocardia cossmanni, Agnocardia dissidepictum, Agnocardia elnaggari, Agnocardia glebosum, Agnocardia machaporiensis, Agnocardia mahgoobi, Agnocardia mokattamensis, Agnocardia rectispina, Agnocardia sorrentoensis, Agnocardia spinosifrons, Agnocardia thalassium

Type specimen: Its type locality is Rio Pirabas (Maury coll.), which is in a Miocene shallow subtidal limestone/limestone in the Pirabas Formation of Brazil

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Rio Pirabas (Maury coll.)

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