Bivalvia - Cardiida - Galeommatidae
Alternative spelling: Solecardia (Spaniorinus)
Parent taxon: Galeommatidae according to H. Moths et al. 2010
See also Glenn 1904, Sepkoski 2002 and Wienrich 1999
Sister taxa: Ambuscintilla, Ephippodonta, Galeomma, Lasaeina, Laseina, Passya, Scintilla, Scintillona, Solecardia, Chlamydoconcha, Vasconiella, Cyamionema
Subtaxa: Solecardia (Spaniorinus) cossmanni Spaniorinus cimbricus
Ecology: stationary infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Greece (1 collection)
• Miocene of Belgium (1), France (2), Germany (3), the Netherlands (1)
• Paleocene of Belgium (1)
• Cretaceous of United States (3: South Dakota)
Total: 12 collections including 13 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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