†Torastarte Marwick 1953 (clam)
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Bivalvia - Carditida - Cardiniidae
Parent taxon: Cardiniidae according to H. E. Vokes 1980
See also Ros-Franch et al. 2014 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Arctocardinia, Cardinia, Cardiniopsis, Isopristes, Minepharus, Nidarica, Pseudastarte, Tellidorella
Subtaxa: Torastarte bensoni
Type: Torastarte bensoni
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Jurassic of China (2 collections)
• Triassic of New Caledonia (5), New Zealand (2)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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