Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae
Alternative combination: Venericardia yokoyamai
Full reference: K. Oyama and A. Mizuno. 1958. n the New Forms of Paleogene Molluscs from Japan. Bulletin of the Geological Survey of Japan 9:589-606
Belongs to Venericardia (Cyclocardia) according to Oyama and Mizuno 1958
Sister taxa: Cardita (Cyclocardia) steinkei, Cyclocardia (Arcturellina), Cyclocardia (Cyclocardia), Cyclocardia (Plionema), Cyclocardia (Scalaricardita), Cyclocardia (Vimentum), Cyclocardia abesinaiensis, Cyclocardia akagii, Cyclocardia borealis, Cyclocardia castor, Cyclocardia castrana, Cyclocardia christiei, Cyclocardia compressa, Cyclocardia dodairensis, Cyclocardia granulata, Cyclocardia hannai, Cyclocardia hannibali, Cyclocardia kurilensis, Cyclocardia mesembria, Cyclocardia moniligena, Cyclocardia novangliae, Cyclocardia pseutella, Cyclocardia spurca, Cyclocardia subtenta, Cyclocardia terryi, Cyclocardia tokunagai, Cyclocardia trentensis, Cyclocardia velutinus, Cyclocardia yoshidai, Cyclocardia zuliana, Venericardia (Cyclocardia) ferruginea, Venericardia (Cyclocardia) harukii, Venericardia (Cyclocardia) otatsumei
Ecology: facultatively mobile semi-infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Eocene of Japan (4 collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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