Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae
Alternative combination: Cardium maculosum
Full reference: W. Wood. 1815. General conchology or a description of shells, arranged according to the Linnean system. 1:1-246
Belongs to Acrosterigma according to J. J. Ter Poorten 2009
See also Wood 1815
Sister taxa: Acrosterigma (Ovicardium), Acrosterigma (Vasticardium), Acrosterigma abrolhense, Acrosterigma amirante, Acrosterigma attenuatum, Acrosterigma burchardi, Acrosterigma capicorne, Acrosterigma cygnorum, Acrosterigma dalli, Acrosterigma dianthinum, Acrosterigma discus, Acrosterigma hobbsae, Acrosterigma kerslakae, Acrosterigma linguatigris, Acrosterigma magnum, Acrosterigma mauritianum, Acrosterigma paulayi, Acrosterigma pristipleura, Acrosterigma profundum, Acrosterigma punctolineatum, Acrosterigma reeveanum, Acrosterigma simplex, Acrosterigma sorenseni, Acrosterigma suluanum, Acrosterigma transcendens, Acrosterigma unicolor, Acrosterigma uniornatum, Acrosterigma variegatum
Subtaxa: Acrosterigma maculosum howense
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Nuku'laofa (Quaternary of Tonga)
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