Cardavia cathleenae Kříž 2005 (clam)

Bivalvia - Cyrtodontida - Cardiolidae

Full reference: J. Kříž. 2005. Telychian (Llandovery, Silurian) Bivalves from Spain. Palaeontology 48(3):455-477

Belongs to Cardavia according to J. Kříž 2005

Sister taxa: Cardavia hafi, Cardavia stefani

Type specimen: MGM 3558ab, a shell (internal mould of right valve and its counterpart). Its type locality is Section north-west of the El Pobo de Dueñas, which is in a Telychian coastal shale in the Bádenas Formation of Spain.

Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Section north-west of the El Pobo de Dueñas

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