Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae
Alternative combination: Cardium (Trachycardium) thalassium
Belongs to Agnocardia according to J. A. Schneider 2002
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 pessoae, Agnocardia rectispina, Agnocardia sorrentoensis, Agnocardia spinosifrons
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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