Arctopratulum Keen 1954 (cockle)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae

Alternative spelling: Nemocardium (Arctopratulum)

Parent taxon: Laevicardiinae according to J. J. Ter Poorten 2013

See also Schneider 1995 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Brevicardium, Discors, Divaricardium, Frigidocardium, Fulvia, Habecardium, Keenaea, Laevicardium, Lophocardium, Microcardium, Nemocardium, Pratulum, Trifaricardium

Subtaxa: Nemocardium (Arctopratulum) griphus

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Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Miocene of United States (1: Oregon collection)

• Oligocene of Japan (1)

Total: 2 collections including 3 occurrences

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