Byssocardium Munier-Chalmas 1882 (cockle)

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

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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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