Bivalvia - Cardiida - Arcticidae
Parent taxon: Arcticidae according to M. X. Kirby and L. R. Saul 1995
See also Sepkoski 2002 and Vokes 1980
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, Pygocardia, Rollierella, Schedotrapezium, Somarctica, Stafficallista, Staffinella, Tenea, Tortarctica, Tosacyprina, Vectianella, Venericyprina, Veniella, Venilicardia, Yunshania, Agelasina, Amiodon
Subtaxa: Roudairia brasiliensis Roudairia squiresi
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Argentina (2 collections), Brazil (1), Haiti (1), Peru (2), United States (4: California)
Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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