†Ringicardium restinense Olsson 1928 (cockle)
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Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae
Alternative combination: Cardium (Ringicardum) restinense
Full reference: A. A. Olsson. 1928. Contributions to the Tertiary paleontology of northern Peru: Part 1. Bulletins of American Paleontology 14(52)
Belongs to Ringicardium according to A. J. W. Hendy et al. 2008
See also Olsson 1928
Sister taxa: Ringicardium harrisi, Ringicardium ringens
Type specimen: Its type locality is Restin [Restin Fm], which is in a Bartonian coastal shale in the Restin Formation of Peru
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Eocene of Peru (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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