Bivalvia - Cardiida - Arcticidae
Parent taxon: Arcticidae according to H. E. Vokes 1980
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Agapella, Ambonicardia, Anisocardia, Anisocardioides, Antarctica, Antiquicyprina, Aquilonia, Arctica, Coelocyprina, Dietrichia, Epicyprina, Etea, Fengjiachongia, Gythemon, Hartwellia, Isocyprina, Izumia, Lilingella, Loparia, Microcyprina, Mokattamia, Petalocardia, Plesiocyprina, Procyprina, Pronoella, Proveniella, Pseudotrapezium, Rollierella, Roudairia, Schedotrapezium, Somarctica, Staffinella, Tenea, Tortarctica, Vectianella, Venericyprina, Veniella, Venilicardia, Yunshania, Agelasina, Amiodon
Subtaxa: Pygocardia rustica
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Belgium (2 collections), Iceland (3)
• Pliocene of Belgium (7), Iceland (2), the Netherlands (1), the United Kingdom (5)
• Oligocene of Denmark (1)
Total: 21 collections including 22 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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