Hippocampocardia Pérez and Giachetti 2020 (clam)

Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae

Parent taxon: Carditidae according to Pérez and Giacheti 2020

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

Subtaxa: Hippocampocardia barbarensis

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Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Quaternary of United States (14: California collections)

• Pliocene to Pleistocene of United States (1: California)

• Pliocene of United States (1: California)

Total: 16 collections each including a single occurrence

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