Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae
Alternative spelling: Cardium (Hemicardium)
Parent taxon: Cardiidae according to A. J. W. Hendy et al. 2008
See also Simpson 1985
Sister taxa: Austrocardium, Cerastoderma, Dochmocardia, Europicardium, Goethemia, Indocardium, Jurassicardium, Laevicardiinae, Lahilliinae, Maoricardium, Monodacna, Neocardiids, Obsoletiforma, Obsoletiformes, Papillicardium, Papyridea, Paradacna, Parvicardium, Parvidacna, Pascoella, Patagonicardium, Perucardia, Plagiocardium, Protocardiinae, Ringicardium, Sawkinsia, Serripes, Trachycardiinae, Goniocardium
Subtaxa: Hemicardium degregorii
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Eritrea (1 collection), Pakistan (1)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Malaysia (3)
• Pliocene of Pakistan (3)
• Eocene of Italy (1)
• Silurian of Austria (1), Czechia (1)
Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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