Lepidocardia (venus clam)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Parent taxon: Pitarinae according to L. R. Cox et al. 1969

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Amiantis, Callocardia, Callpita, Hysteroconcha, Nitidavenus, Goshoraia, Dollfusia, Austrocallista, Saxidomus, Gilbertharrisella, Nutricola, Callistina, Loxo, Rhaiphiale, Chimela, Agriopoma, Callistalox, Marwickia, Pseudaphrodina, Trigonocallista, Rohea, Rhabdopitaria, Costacallista, Notocallista, Egrona, Dosiniopsis, Pseudamiantis, Lamelliconcha, Aphrodina, Mesocallista, Pitar, Pelecyora, Katherinella, Larma, Naulia, Lioconcha

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Lepidocardia in the database

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