Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae
Alternative spelling: Nemocardium (Keenaea)
Parent taxon: Laevicardiinae according to J. J. Ter Poorten 2013
See also Coan et al. 2000, Moore 1976, Moore 2003, Schneider 1995, Sepkoski 2002 and Vokes 1980
Sister taxa: Arctopratulum, Brevicardium, Discors, Divaricardium, Frigidocardium, Fulvia, Habecardium, Laevicardium, Lophocardium, Microcardium, Nemocardium, Pratulum, Trifaricardium
Subtaxa: Nemocardium (Keenaea) centifilosum
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (24: California collections)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of United States (4: California)
• Pliocene of United States (4: California)
• Miocene of Japan (1), the Russian Federation (3)
Total: 36 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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