†subfamily Profraginae Badve 1977 (cockle)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae

Parent taxon: Eucardiids according to J. G. Carter et al. 2011

See also Bouchet et al. 2010

Sister taxa: Cardiinae, Cerastodermatinae, Clinocardiinae, Fraginae, Lymnocardiinae, Orthocardiinae, Trapezicardiinae, Tridacninae

Subtaxa: Austrocardium Criocardium Profragum

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Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Afghanistan (1 collection), Argentina (2), Bulgaria (1), Cameroon (1), Chile (1), India (2), Jordan (2), Libya (1), Mozambique (2), New Zealand (3), Nigeria (1), Peru (1), Serbia (1), Spain (1), United States (3: Delaware, New Mexico, Texas)

Total: 23 collections including 26 occurrences

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