Coanicardita Pérez and Giachetti 2020 (clam)

Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae

Full reference: D. E. Pérez and L. M. Giachetti. 2020. Is Cyclocardia (Conrad) a wastebasket taxon? Exploring the phylogeny of the most diverse genus of the Carditidae (Archiheterodonta, Bivalvia). Palaeontology 1-19

Parent taxon: Carditidae according to D. E. Pérez and L. M. Giachetti 2020

Sister taxa: Ainicardita, Cardiocardita, Cardita, Carditamera, Carditamerinae, Carditesinae, Carditinae, Crassicardia, Cyclocardia, Glans, Hippocampocardia, Ludbrookia, Lunulicardita, Miodomeridinae, Miodontiscus, Neovenericor, Oesterheldia, Pleuromeris, Schizocardita, Thecaliinae, Venericardiinae, Venericardinae, Vetericardiella, Xenocardita

Subtaxa: Coanicardita bailyi Coanicardita californica Coanicardita occidentalis Coanicardita ventricosa

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Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Quaternary of United States (53: California, Oregon collections)

• Pliocene to Pleistocene of United States (6: California)

• Pliocene of Mexico (1), United States (7: California)

• Miocene of Mexico (1), United States (4: California)

Total: 72 collections each including a single occurrence

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