Agnocardia convexa Deshayes 1858 (cockle)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae

Alternative combination: Cardium convexum

Belongs to Agnocardia according to J. A. Schneider 2002

See also Vokes 1984

Sister taxa: Agnocardia acrocome, Agnocardia alternata, Agnocardia cinderellae, Agnocardia claibornense, Agnocardia cossmanni, Agnocardia dissidepictum, Agnocardia elnaggari, Agnocardia glebosum, Agnocardia machaporiensis, Agnocardia mahgoobi, Agnocardia mokattamensis, Agnocardia pessoae, Agnocardia rectispina, Agnocardia sorrentoensis, Agnocardia spinosifrons, Agnocardia thalassium, Trachycardium (Agnocardia) claibornensis

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Agnocardia convexa in the database

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