Hippopus Lamarck 1799 (cockle)
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Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae
Parent taxon: Tridacninae according to M. Harzhauser et al. 2008
See also Lamprell and Whitehead 1992, Sepkoski 2002 and Vokes 1980
Sister taxa: Avicularium, Byssocardium, Omanidacna, Tridachnes, Tridacna
Subtaxa: Hippopus hippopus Hippopus procellanus
Ecology: stationary epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Japan (1 collection), the Seychelles (1), Vanuatu (1)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Malaysia (2)
• Pliocene of Indonesia (1)
• Miocene of Indonesia (1)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
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