Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae
Alternative combinations: Cardium (Laevicardium) multipunctatum, Cardium multipunctatum
Belongs to Laevicardium according to A. J. W. Hendy 2007
Sister taxa: Cardium (Laevicardium) alaskensis, Cardium (Laevicardium) melvilli, Cardium (Laevicardium) mortoni, Cardium (Laevicardium) spillmani, Cardium (Laevicardium) unicolor, Laevicardium (Habecardium), Laevicardium (Laevicardium), Laevicardium biradiatum, Laevicardium compressum, Laevicardium crassum, Laevicardium ecuadoriale, Laevicardium elatum, Laevicardium etheringtoni, Laevicardium leptorimum, Laevicardium lobulatum, Laevicardium nemocardiforme, Laevicardium oblongum, Laevicardium papyraceum, Laevicardium pictum, Laevicardium pristis, Laevicardium serratum, Laevicardium substriatum, Laevicardium sybariticum, Laevicardium tristiculum, Laevicardium venustulum, Laevicardium vitellinum, Dinocardium (Exocardium) chipolanum
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Malekula [Malua Formation] (Pliocene of Vanuatu)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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