Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae
Alternative spelling: Cardium (Ringicardium)
Parent taxon: Cardiidae according to A. J. W. Hendy et al. 2008
See also Olsson 1928
Sister taxa: Austrocardium, Cerastoderma, Dochmocardia, Europicardium, Goethemia, Hemicardium, Indocardium, Jurassicardium, Laevicardiinae, Lahilliinae, Maoricardium, Monodacna, Neocardiids, Obsoletiforma, Obsoletiformes, Papillicardium, Papyridea, Paradacna, Parvicardium, Parvidacna, Pascoella, Patagonicardium, Perucardia, Plagiocardium, Protocardiinae, Sawkinsia, Serripes, Trachycardiinae, Goniocardium
Subtaxa: Ringicardium harrisi Ringicardium restinense Ringicardium ringens
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Oligocene of Hungary (1 collection)
• Eocene of Peru (3), United States (10: Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Louisiana, Texas)
Total: 14 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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