Cardiola lyoni Hall 1860 (clam)

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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