Divaricardium Dollfus and Dautzenberg 1886 (cockle)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae

Alternative spelling: Nemocardium (Divaricardium)

Parent taxon: Laevicardiinae according to J. J. Ter Poorten 2013

See also Schneider 1995 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Arctopratulum, Brevicardium, Discors, Frigidocardium, Fulvia, Habecardium, Keenaea, Laevicardium, Lophocardium, Microcardium, Nemocardium, Pratulum, Trifaricardium

Subtaxa: Nemocardium (Divaricardium) discrepans

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Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Divaricardium in the database

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