Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae
Alternative combinations: Cardium (Protocardia) newberryanum, Cardium newberryanum
Belongs to Protocardia according to W. P. Woodring 1982
See also Brown and Pilsbry 1911
Sister taxa: Cardium (Protocardia) arkansense, Cardium (Protocardia) pauli, Cardium (Protocardium) granuliferum, Protocardia (Grypocardia), Protocardia (Leptocardia), Protocardia (Pachycardium), Protocardia (Protocardia), Protocardia (Tamilicardia), Protocardia alcesiana, Protocardia buckmani, Protocardia costaricensis, Protocardia dufrenoyca, Protocardia eduliformis, Protocardia gambrina, Protocardia hillana, Protocardia intexta, Protocardia lingulata, Protocardia luggudensis, Protocardia peregrinorsa, Protocardia pesolina, Protocardia philippiana, Protocardia piettei, Protocardia placerensis, Protocardia pulchella, Protocardia qinghaiensis, Protocardia razavii, Protocardia rhaetica, Protocardia salrivalis, Protocardia somaliensis, Protocardia stantoni, Protocardia stonei, Protocardia striatula, Protocardia stricklandi, Protocardia subquadrata, Protocardia translucida, Protocardia truncata, Protocardia umkwelanensis, Protocardia virginiana, Protocardium (Brevicardium)
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Protocardia newberryana in the database
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