†Cardiniopsis Stanton 1895 (clam)
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Bivalvia - Carditida - Cardiniidae
Full reference: T. W. Stanton. 1895. Contributions to the Cretaceous paleontology of the Pacific coast. : The fauna of the Knoxville. Bulletin of the United States Geological Survey 133:1-132
Parent taxon: Cardiniidae according to T. W. Stanton 1895
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Arctocardinia, Cardinia, Isopristes, Minepharus, Nidarica, Pseudastarte, Tellidorella, Torastarte
Subtaxa: Cardiniopsis unioides
Type: Cardiniopsis unioides
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Eocene of the Russian Federation (1 collection)
• Jurassic of United States (2: California)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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