†Septocardia peruviana Cox 1949 (cockle)
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Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae
Alternative combination: Pascoella peruviana
Belongs to Septocardia according to S. E. Damborenea 2012
See also McRoberts and Blodgett 2000
Sister taxa: Septocardia crenata, Septocardia typica
Type specimen: Its type locality is Huayre, Junin, which is in a Norian shallow subtidal limestone in Peru
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Triassic of Argentina (6 collections), Chile (1), Peru (5), United States (1: Alaska)
Total: 13 collections each including a single occurrence
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