Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae
Alternative combination: Cardium elatum
Belongs to Laevicardium according to A. Hendy 2021
See also Coan et al. 2000
Sister taxa: Cardium (Laevicardium) alaskensis, Cardium (Laevicardium) melvilli, Cardium (Laevicardium) mortoni, Cardium (Laevicardium) spillmani, Cardium (Laevicardium) unicolor, Laevicardium (Habecardium), Laevicardium (Laevicardium), Laevicardium biradiatum, Laevicardium compressum, Laevicardium crassum, Laevicardium ecuadoriale, Laevicardium etheringtoni, Laevicardium leptorimum, Laevicardium lobulatum, Laevicardium multipunctatum, Laevicardium nemocardiforme, Laevicardium oblongum, Laevicardium papyraceum, Laevicardium pictum, Laevicardium pristis, Laevicardium serratum, Laevicardium substriatum, Laevicardium sybariticum, Laevicardium tristiculum, Laevicardium venustulum, Laevicardium vitellinum, Dinocardium (Exocardium) chipolanum
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Mexico (3 collections), United States (11: California)
Total: 14 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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