Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae
Full reference: J. Vidal. 1996. A large Trachycardiinae from the Indo-West Pacific: Vasticardium papuanum, new species. (Mollusca, Cardiidae). Apex 11(2):77-81
Belongs to Vasticardium according to J. Vidal 1996
Sister taxa: Acrosterigma (Vasticardium) arenicola, Vasticardium angulatum, Vasticardium assimile, Vasticardium elongatum, Vasticardium enode, Vasticardium fidele, Vasticardium hyllebergi, Vasticardium kenyanum, Vasticardium neokenyanum, Vasticardium orbita, Vasticardium pectiniforme, Vasticardium philipinense, Vasticardium pulicarium, Vasticardium rubicundum, Vasticardium sewelli, Vasticardium somnueki, Vasticardium subrugosum, Vasticardium terpoorteni, Vasticardium vertebratum
Ecology: facultatively mobile shallow infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Vasticardium papuanum in the database
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