Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae
Alternative combination: Cardium (Trigoniocardium) protoaliculum
Belongs to Trigoniocardia (Americardia) according to K. V. Palmer and D. C. Brann 1965
Sister taxa: Americardia burnsii, Americardia columbella, Americardia guanacastense, Americardia guppyi, Americardia lightbourni, Americardia media, Trigoniocardia (Americardia) avona, Trigoniocardia (Americardia) silvacollina
Type specimen: FGS I-7572, a shell. Its type locality is FGS L-93 - Gulf Hammock [Inglis Limestone], which is in a Priabonian marine limestone in the Inglis Limestone Formation of Florida.
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (2: Florida collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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