Clinocardium (Clinocardium) pristinum Keen 1954 (cockle)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae

Alternative combination: Clinocardium pristinum

Belongs to Clinocardium (Clinocardium) according to A. J. W. Hendy 2020

See also Faustman 1964 and Moore 2003

Sister taxa: Clinocardium (Clinocardium) coosense, Clinocardium (Clinocardium) dickersoni, Clinocardium (Clinocardium) meekianum, Clinocardium (Clinocardium) nuttallii, Clinocardium (Clinocardium) praeblandum

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Miocene of United States (4: Alaska collections)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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