Parvidacna (cockle)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae

Parent taxon: Cardiidae according to Müller et al. 1999

Sister taxa: Cerastoderma, Dochmocardia, Europicardium, Goethemia, Hemicardium, Indocardium, Jurassicardium, Laevicardiinae, Lahilliinae, Maoricardium, Monodacna, Neocardiids, Obsoletiforma, Obsoletiformes, Papillicardium, Papyridea, Paradacna, Parvicardium, Pascoella, Patagonicardium, Perucardia, Plagiocardium, Protocardiinae, Ringicardium, Sawkinsia, Serripes, Trachycardiinae, Goniocardium

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Boteni, Jugur Formation, Arges (Miocene of Romania)

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