Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae
Alternative spelling: Arctopratulum
Parent taxon: Nemocardium according to J. A. Schneider 1995
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Cardium (Nemocardium) bhagothorense, Cardium (Nemocardium) brasiliense, Nemocardium (Brevicardium), Nemocardium (Divaricardium), Nemocardium (Keenaea), Nemocardium (Lophocardium), Nemocardium (Lyrocardium), Nemocardium (Nemocardium), Nemocardium (Pratulum), Nemocardium (Trifaricardium), Nemocardium (Varicardium), Nemocardium bechei, Nemocardium cooperii, Nemocardium eugenense, Nemocardium ezoense, Nemocardium granosulcatum, Nemocardium hadraterum, Nemocardium lene, Nemocardium lincolnensis, Nemocardium nicoletti, Nemocardium nicolletti, Nemocardium nitens, Nemocardium parile, Nemocardium patulum, Nemocardium plumsteadianum, Nemocardium salrivale, Nemocardium semiasperum, Nemocardium semitectum, Nemocardium turgidum
Subtaxa: Nemocardium (Arctopratulum) griphus
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
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