Vasticardium sewelli Prashad 1932 (cockle)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae

Alternative combination: Cardium (Trachycardium) sewelli

Full reference: B. Prashad. 1932. The Lamellibranchia of the Siboga expedition. Systematic part II (exclusive of the Pectinidae). Siboga Expeditie 53c:1-351

Belongs to Vasticardium according to J. J. Ter Poorten 2009

See also Prashad 1932

Sister taxa: Acrosterigma (Vasticardium) arenicola, Vasticardium angulatum, Vasticardium assimile, Vasticardium elongatum, Vasticardium enode, Vasticardium fidele, Vasticardium hyllebergi, Vasticardium kenyanum, Vasticardium neokenyanum, Vasticardium orbita, Vasticardium papuanum, Vasticardium pectiniforme, Vasticardium philipinense, Vasticardium pulicarium, Vasticardium rubicundum, Vasticardium somnueki, Vasticardium subrugosum, Vasticardium terpoorteni, Vasticardium vertebratum

Ecology: facultatively mobile shallow infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Vasticardium sewelli in the database

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