Bivalvia - Cardiida - Arcticidae
Alternative spelling: Cyprina (Venilicardia)
Parent taxon: Arcticidae according to H. E. Vokes 1980
See also Douvillé 1916 and 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, Pygocardia, Rollierella, Roudairia, Schedotrapezium, Somarctica, Staffinella, Tenea, Tortarctica, Vectianella, Venericyprina, Veniella, Yunshania, Agelasina, Amiodon
Subtaxa: Cyprina (Venilicardia) lagamensis Venilicardia hunti
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Angola (1 collection), the Congo-Brazzaville (1), the Czech Republic (1), the Dominican Republic (1), Egypt (4), Germany (1), Lebanon (1), Libya (1), Madagascar (1), Poland (2), Serbia and Montenegro (1), Tanzania (1), the United Kingdom (11)
• Jurassic of Ethiopia (1), Somalia (2)
Total: 30 collections including 35 occurrences
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