Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae

Parent taxon: Cardiidae according to J. A. Schneider 1998

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Cerastoderma, Dochmocardia, Europicardium, Goethemia, Hemicardium, Indocardium, Jurassicardium, Laevicardiinae, Lahilliinae, Monodacna, Neocardiids, Obsoletiforma, Obsoletiformes, Papillicardium, Papyridea, Paradacna, Parvicardium, Parvidacna, Pascoella, Patagonicardium, Perucardia, Plagiocardium, Protocardiinae, Ringicardium, Sawkinsia, Serripes, Trachycardiinae, Goniocardium

Subtaxa: Maoricardium pseudolatum

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Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Waitemata Brewery Well - Otahuhu (Otahuhu Formation) (Pliocene of New Zealand)

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