Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae
Alternative combinations: Acanthocardia (Acanthocardia) echinatum, Cardium echinatum
Belongs to Acanthocardia (Acanthocardia) according to S. Freneix et al. 1988
See also Wood 1850 and Wood 1882
Sister taxa: Acanthocardia (Acanthocardia) aculeata, Acanthocardia (Acanthocardia) kirkerensis, Acanthocardia (Acanthocardia) reedi
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Ireland (1 collection), Italy (1), Morocco (1), Poland (1)
• Pliocene of Belgium (1), Cyprus (1), Greece (2), Iceland (1), Italy (1), the United Kingdom (2)
• Miocene of Algeria (1), Greece (2), Italy (2), Spain (1)
Total: 18 collections each including a single occurrence
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