†Byssocardium Munier-Chalmas 1882 (cockle)
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Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae
Full reference: E. Munier-Chalmas. 1882. Note sur le genre Byssocardium. Bulletin de la Société Géologique de France 3(10):228
Parent taxon: Tridacninae according to M. Harzhauser et al. 2008
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Avicularium, Hippopus, Omanidacna, Tridachnes, Tridacna
Subtaxa: Byssocardium andreae Byssocardium emarginatum
Type: Cardium emarginatum
Ecology: stationary epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Oligocene of France (1 collection)
• Eocene of France (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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