Trigoniocardia (Apiocardia) antillarum d'Orbigny 1853 (cockle)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae

Alternative combinations: Cardium antillarum, Trigoniocardia antillarum

Synonyms: Trigoniocardia (Trigoniocardia) caboblanquensis Weisbord 1964, Trigoniocardia caboblanquensis Weisbord 1964

Belongs to Trigoniocardia (Apiocardia) according to W. P. Woodring 1982

See also Weisbord 1964

Sister taxa: Apiocardia obovale, Apiocardia spiekeri, Trigoniocardia (Apiocardia) heridia, Trigoniocardia (Apiocardia) simrothi, Trigoniocardia (Apiocardia) subovalis

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Quaternary of the Dominican Republic (1 collection)

• Pliocene of Trinidad and Tobago (1), Venezuela (4)

• Miocene of Venezuela (1)

Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence

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