Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae
Alternative spelling: Varicardium
Parent taxon: Nemocardium according to J. A. Schneider 1995
See also Sepkoski 2002 and Vokes 1980
Sister taxa: Cardium (Nemocardium) bhagothorense, Cardium (Nemocardium) brasiliense, Nemocardium (Arctopratulum), Nemocardium (Brevicardium), Nemocardium (Divaricardium), Nemocardium (Keenaea), Nemocardium (Lophocardium), Nemocardium (Lyrocardium), Nemocardium (Nemocardium), Nemocardium (Pratulum), Nemocardium (Trifaricardium), 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: none
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Nemocardium (Varicardium) in the database