Laevicardium lobulatum Vidal and Kirkendale 2007 (cockle)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae

Alternative combination: Fulvia imperfecta

Full reference: J. Vidal and L. A. Kirkendale. 2007. Ten new species of Cardiidae (Mollusca, Bivalvia) from New Caledonia and the tropical western Pacific. Zoosystema 29(1):83-107

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

See also Vidal and Kirkendale 2007

Sister taxa: Cardium (Laevicardium) alaskensis, Cardium (Laevicardium) melvilli, Cardium (Laevicardium) mortoni, Cardium (Laevicardium) spillmani, Cardium (Laevicardium) unicolor, Laevicardium (Habecardium), Laevicardium (Laevicardium), Laevicardium biradiatum, Laevicardium compressum, Laevicardium crassum, Laevicardium ecuadoriale, Laevicardium elatum, Laevicardium etheringtoni, Laevicardium leptorimum, Laevicardium multipunctatum, Laevicardium nemocardiforme, Laevicardium oblongum, Laevicardium papyraceum, Laevicardium pictum, Laevicardium pristis, Laevicardium serratum, Laevicardium substriatum, Laevicardium sybariticum, Laevicardium tristiculum, Laevicardium venustulum, Laevicardium vitellinum, Dinocardium (Exocardium) chipolanum

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Laevicardium lobulatum in the database

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