Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae
Alternative combination: Cardium parile
Belongs to Nemocardium according to J. Le Renard and J.-M. Pacaud 1995
Sister taxa: Cardium (Nemocardium) bhagothorense, Cardium (Nemocardium) brasiliense, Nemocardium (Arctopratulum), Nemocardium (Brevicardium), Nemocardium (Divaricardium), Nemocardium (Keenaea), Nemocardium (Lophocardium), Nemocardium (Lyrocardium), Nemocardium (Nemocardium), Nemocardium (Pratulum), Nemocardium (Trifaricardium), Nemocardium (Varicardium), Nemocardium bechei, Nemocardium cooperii, Nemocardium eugenense, Nemocardium ezoense, Nemocardium granosulcatum, Nemocardium hadraterum, Nemocardium lene, Nemocardium lincolnensis, Nemocardium nicoletti, Nemocardium nicolletti, Nemocardium nitens, Nemocardium patulum, Nemocardium plumsteadianum, Nemocardium salrivale, Nemocardium semiasperum, Nemocardium semitectum, Nemocardium turgidum
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (6: Florida collections)
• Oligocene to Miocene of United States (2: Florida)
• Eocene of Bulgaria (3), Egypt (2), France (2), Italy (1), the United Kingdom (5)
Total: 21 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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