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Monodacna Eichwald 1838 (cockle)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae

Parent taxon: Cardiidae according to S. van de Velde et al. 2019

Sister taxa: Austrocardium, Cerastoderma, Dochmocardia, Europicardium, Goethemia, Hemicardium, Indocardium, Jurassicardium, Laevicardiinae, Lahilliinae, Maoricardium, Neocardiids, Obsoletiforma, Obsoletiformes, Papillicardium, Papyridea, Paradacna, Parvicardium, Parvidacna, Pascoella, Patagonicardium, Perucardia, Plagiocardium, Protocardiinae, Ringicardium, Sawkinsia, Serripes, Trachycardiinae, Goniocardium

Subtaxa: Monodacna caspia Monodacna colorata

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Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Selitrennoye mollusks (Quaternary of Russian Federation)

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