Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae
Alternative spelling: Fasciculicardia
Parent taxon: Glyptoactis according to T. A. Darragh and G. W. Kendrick 2008
See also Beu 2006, Beu et al. 1990 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Glyptoactis (Claibornicardia), Glyptoactis (Glyptoactis), Glyptoactis alticostata, Glyptoactis paraguanensis, Venericardia (Glyptoactis) aversa, Venericardia (Glyptoactis) carmenensis, Venericardia (Glyptoactis) charanalensis, Venericardia (Glyptoactis) hadra, Venericardia (Glyptoactis) metaicha, Venericardia (Glyptoactis) mutabilis, Venericardia (Glyptoactis) serricosta, Venericardia (Glyptoactis) stenygra
Subtaxa: Fasciculicardia allophyla Glyptoactis (Fasciculicardia) acanthodes Glyptoactis (Fasciculicardia) bartrumi Glyptoactis (Fasciculicardia) benhami Glyptoactis (Fasciculicardia) latissima Glyptoactis (Fasciculicardia) nuntia Glyptoactis (Fasciculicardia) subintermedia
Ecology: facultatively mobile shallow infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Miocene of New Zealand (3 collections)
• Oligocene of New Zealand (4)
• Eocene of Australia (2), New Zealand (14)
• Triassic of United States (1: Nevada)
Total: 24 collections including 25 occurrences