Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae
Parent taxon: Orthocardiinae according to J. A. Schneider 2002
See also Chiesa et al. 1995, Sepkoski 2002, Skwarko 1994 and Vokes 1980
Sister taxa: Afrocardium, Freneixicardia, Hedecardium, Orthocardium
Subtaxa: Loxocardium bouei Loxocardium impeditum Loxocardium multisquamatum Loxocardium obliquum Loxocardium sublima Loxocardium sublimoides
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Pliocene of India (1 collection)
• Miocene of Indonesia (1)
• Oligocene of Italy (1)
• Eocene of Belgium (1), France (9), Italy (1), Nigeria (5), Spain (13)
• Paleocene of Belgium (7), Denmark (4), France (1), Germany (1)
Total: 45 collections including 51 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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