Bivalvia - Cardiida - Palaeocarditidae
Alternative combinations: Cardita austriaca, Cardium austriacum, Palaeocardita austriacum
Belongs to Palaeocardita according to S. Ros-Franch et al. 2014
See also Bittner 1901, Henry 1876 and Stoppani 1865
Sister taxa: Palaeocardita buruca, Palaeocardita carinata, Palaeocardita glaukos, Palaeocardita iranica, Palaeocardita peruviana, Palaeocardita quadrata, Palaeocardita silberlingi, Palaeocardita singularis, Palaeocardita stoecklini, Palaeocardita trapezoidalis
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Triassic of Austria (41 collections), France (1), Germany (1), Hungary (2), Italy (12), Switzerland (1)
Total: 58 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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