Lepidocardia (venus clam)

Bivalvia - Venerida - Veneridae

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

See also Sepkoski 2002

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

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Lepidocardia in the database

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