Pseudocardium orthomorpha Grant and Gale 1931 (clam)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Mactridae

Alternative combination: Mactra (Mactra) orthomorpha

Belongs to Pseudocardium according to E. J. Moore 2003

Sister taxa: Pseudocardium densatum, Pseudocardium landesi, Pseudocardium meganosensis, Pseudocardium newcombei, Pseudocardium pabloensis, Pseudocardium packardi, Pseudocardium panzanum, Pseudocardium yaquinense, Spisula (Pseudocardium) haboroensis

Type specimen: SDNM 193, a shell

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Pseudocardium orthomorpha in the database

Show more details


Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.


Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.