Goethemia (cockle)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae

Parent taxon: Cardiidae according to G. Rosenberg 2005

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Austrocardium, Cerastoderma, Dochmocardia, Europicardium, Hemicardium, Indocardium, Jurassicardium, Laevicardiinae, Lahilliinae, Maoricardium, Monodacna, Neocardiids, Obsoletiforma, Obsoletiformes, Papillicardium, Papyridea, Paradacna, Parvicardium, Parvidacna, Pascoella, Patagonicardium, Perucardia, Plagiocardium, Protocardiinae, Ringicardium, Sawkinsia, Serripes, Trachycardiinae, Goniocardium

Subtaxa: Goethemia elegantulum Goethemia pinnulata

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Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Canada (4: New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador collections), Greenland (1), Italy (1), United States (3: Maine)

Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence

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