Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae
Full reference: J. Gray. 1853. V.— A revision of the genera of some of the families of conchifera or Bivalve shells. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 11(61):33-44
Parent taxon: Tridacninae according to M. Harzhauser et al. 2008
See also Bouchet et al. 2010 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Byssocardium, Hippopus, Omanidacna, Tridachnes, Tridacna
Subtaxa: Avicularium avicularium Avicularium carinatum Avicularium cymbula Avicularium dilatatum Avicularium erroris Avicularium granuligerum Avicularium superbum Avicularium trechmanni Avicularium trentinum
Ecology: stationary epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Oligocene of Bulgaria (1 collection), Italy (1)
• Eocene of France (7), Italy (2), Jamaica (2)
Total: 13 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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