Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae
Alternative spelling: Choniocardia
Parent taxon: Pleuromeris according to M. Glibert 1985
See also Lamprell and Healy 1998, Sepkoski 2002 and Vokes 1980
Sister taxa: Pleuromeris acaris, Pleuromeris archaenepeanenesis, Pleuromeris auroraensis, Pleuromeris conradiana, Pleuromeris decemcostata, Pleuromeris elegantoides, Pleuromeris finlayi, Pleuromeris hectori, Pleuromeris inflatior, Pleuromeris inflator, Pleuromeris instata, Pleuromeris kapuaensis, Pleuromeris marshalli, Pleuromeris murdochi, Pleuromeris otamateaensis, Pleuromeris paucicostata, Pleuromeris pecten, Pleuromeris prolutea, Pleuromeris tridentata, Pleuromeris waitotarana, Venericardia (Pleuromeris) parva, Venericardia (Pleuromeris) scitula, Venericardia (Pleuromeris) scituloides, Venericardia (Pleuromeris) tellia, Venericardia (Pleuromeris) tortidens
Subtaxa: Choniocardia (Carditellopsis) Pleuromeris (Choniocardia) decussata
Ecology: facultatively mobile semi-infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Eocene of Belgium (3 collections), the United Kingdom (1)
• Paleocene of Belgium (1)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence