Bivalvia - Cyrtodontida - Cardiolidae
Alternative combinations: Cardiopsis lyoni, Megambonia lyoni
Invalid subtaxa: Cardiomorpha radiata Meek and Worthen 1860 [replaced name], Cardiopsis radiata Meek and Worthen 1860 [replaced name], Dexiobia radiata Meek and Worthen 1860 [replaced name]
Belongs to Cardiola according to L. R. Cox et al. 1969
See also Branson 1938, Driscoll and Hall 1963, Hall 1859, Meek and Worthen 1860 and Meek and Worthen 1866
Sister taxa: Cardiola donigala, Cardiola filicostata, Cardiola geminans, Cardiola retrostriatum, Cardiola signata
Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of United States (2: Iowa, Missouri collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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