Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae
Alternative combinations: Cardium nuttallii, Clinocardium nuttalli, Clinocardium nuttallii, Laevicardium nuttallii
Synonyms: Cardium californianum Conrad 1837, Cardium decoratum Grewingk 1850, Cerastoderma corbis Martyn 1788, Clinocardium decoratum Grewingk 1850, Cochlea corbis Martyn 1788
Belongs to Clinocardium (Clinocardium) according to A. Hendy 2021
See also Addicott 1966, Coan et al. 2000, Hendy 2020, Hendy et al. 2008, Keen 1936, Moore 2003 and Weaver 1942
Sister taxa: Clinocardium (Clinocardium) coosense, Clinocardium (Clinocardium) dickersoni, Clinocardium (Clinocardium) meekianum, Clinocardium (Clinocardium) praeblandum, Clinocardium (Clinocardium) pristinum
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Canada (1: British Columbia collection), United States (40: California, Oregon, Washington)
• Pliocene of Japan (1), the Russian Federation (1), United States (4: Alaska, California)
• Miocene of Japan (1), the Russian Federation (6), United States (3: Oregon, Washington)
• Oligocene of Japan (1), United States (2: Washington)
Total: 60 collections including 63 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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