Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae
Alternative spelling: Nemocardium (Pratulum)
Parent taxon: Laevicardiinae according to J. J. Ter Poorten 2013
See also Schneider 1995, Sepkoski 2002 and Vokes 1980
Sister taxa: Arctopratulum, Brevicardium, Discors, Divaricardium, Frigidocardium, Fulvia, Habecardium, Keenaea, Laevicardium, Lophocardium, Microcardium, Nemocardium, Trifaricardium
Subtaxa: Pratulum antisemigranulatum Pratulum hemimeris Pratulum scrobiculatum Pratulum thetidis Pratulum victoriae
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Pliocene of New Zealand (1 collection)
• Miocene of Australia (3)
• Eocene of Australia (1), New Zealand (5)
• Paleocene of New Zealand (2)
• Cretaceous of Australia (1), India (3), United States (1: Texas)
• Triassic of Slovakia (1)
Total: 18 collections including 20 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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