Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae
Alternative combination: Cardium nitens
Belongs to Nemocardium according to P. Jeffery and S. Tracey 1997
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 (Varicardium), Nemocardium angelinae, Nemocardium bechei, Nemocardium cooperii, Nemocardium eugenense, Nemocardium ezoense, Nemocardium granosulcatum, Nemocardium hadraterum, Nemocardium ibbetsoni, Nemocardium lene, Nemocardium lincolnensis, Nemocardium nicoletti, Nemocardium nicolletti, Nemocardium parile, Nemocardium patulum, Nemocardium plumsteadianum, Nemocardium salrivale, Nemocardium semiasperum, Nemocardium semitectum, Nemocardium turgidum
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Eocene of the United Kingdom (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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