Palaeocardita trapezoidalis Krumbeck 1913 (clam)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Palaeocarditidae

Alternative combination: Cardita trapezoidalis

Full reference: L. Krumbeck. 1913. Obere Trias von Buru und Misól (Die Fogi-Schichten und Asphaltschiefer West-Burus und der Athyridenkalk des Misól-Archipels). Palaeontographica Supplement 4(2):1-162

Belongs to Palaeocardita according to J. Yin and C. A. McRoberts 2006

See also Hudson and Jefferies 1961

Sister taxa: Palaeocardita austriaca, Palaeocardita buruca, Palaeocardita carinata, Palaeocardita glaukos, Palaeocardita iranica, Palaeocardita peruviana, Palaeocardita quadrata, Palaeocardita silberlingi, Palaeocardita singularis, Palaeocardita stoecklini

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Triassic of China (2 collections), Indonesia (3), Oman (1), Thailand (1), the United Arab Emirates (1)

Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence

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