Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae
Alternative combination: Cardium bechei
Full reference: L. A. Reeve. 1847. Descriptions of new species of shells collected in the Eastern Archipelago by Capt. Sir Edward Belcher and Mr. Adams during the voyage of H.M.S. Samarang. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 15:24-26
Belongs to Nemocardium according to J. J. Ter Poorten 2013
See also Reeve 1847
Sister taxa: Cardium (Nemocardium) bhagothorense, Cardium (Nemocardium) brasiliense, Nemocardium (Arctopratulum), Nemocardium (Brevicardium), Nemocardium (Divaricardium), Nemocardium (Keenaea), Nemocardium (Lophocardium), Nemocardium (Lyrocardium), Nemocardium (Nemocardium), Nemocardium (Pratulum), Nemocardium (Trifaricardium), Nemocardium (Varicardium), Nemocardium cooperii, Nemocardium eugenense, Nemocardium ezoense, Nemocardium granosulcatum, Nemocardium hadraterum, Nemocardium lene, Nemocardium lincolnensis, Nemocardium nicoletti, Nemocardium nicolletti, Nemocardium nitens, Nemocardium parile, Nemocardium patulum, Nemocardium plumsteadianum, Nemocardium salrivale, Nemocardium semiasperum, Nemocardium semitectum, Nemocardium turgidum
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of New Zealand (1 collection)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Malaysia (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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