Dinocardium ecuadoriale Olsson 1932 (cockle)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae

Alternative combinations: Cardium (Dinocardium) ecuadorialis, Dinocardium (Exocardium) ecuadorialis, Dinocardium ecuadorialis

Belongs to Dinocardium according to W. P. Woodring 1982

See also Marks 1951 and Olsson 1964

Sister taxa: Dinocardium cabezai, Dinocardium robustum, Dinocardium taphrium, Dinocardium vicksburgense, Laevicardium (Dinocardium) levyi, Laevicardium (Dinocardium) parkinsoni

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Miocene of Ecuador (6 collections), Peru (1)

Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence

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