Cryptocardia Palmer 1974 (cockle)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae

Alternative spelling: Cryptocarida

Parent taxon: Lahilliinae according to J. A. Schneider 1995

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Globocardium, Integricardium, Lahilleona, Onestia, Tendagurium, Yokoyamaina

Subtaxa: Cryptocardia bajocensis Cryptocardia morrisi Cryptocardia ranvillensis

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Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Cryptocardia in the database

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