Microcardium tenuilamellosum Poutiers 1981 (cockle)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae

Full reference: J. Poutiers. 1981. Mollusques: Bivalves. in: Forest, J. (Ed.) Résultats des campagnes MUSORSTOM: 1. Philippines (18-28 Mars 1976). Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. Série A, Zoologie 91:325-356

Belongs to Microcardium according to J. Poutiers 1981

Sister taxa: Microcardium aequiliratum, Microcardium jamaicense, Microcardium microtatum, Microcardium pazianum, Microcardium peramabile, Microcardium pollostum, Microcardium sakuraii, Microcardium tinctum, Microcardium trapezoidale, Microcardium velatum, Nemocardium (Microcardium) islahispaniolae

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Microcardium tenuilamellosum in the database

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