Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae
Full reference: J. Vidal. 1992. A remarkable new species of the subfamily Trachycardiinae (Mollusca, Cardiidae) from the Indo-Pacific. Apex 7(1):23-26
Belongs to Vasticardium according to J. Vidal 1992
Sister taxa: Acrosterigma (Vasticardium) arenicola, Vasticardium angulatum, Vasticardium assimile, Vasticardium elongatum, Vasticardium enode, Vasticardium hyllebergi, Vasticardium kenyanum, Vasticardium neokenyanum, Vasticardium orbita, Vasticardium papuanum, Vasticardium pectiniforme, Vasticardium philipinense, Vasticardium pulicarium, Vasticardium rubicundum, Vasticardium sewelli, Vasticardium somnueki, Vasticardium subrugosum, Vasticardium terpoorteni, Vasticardium vertebratum
Type specimen: MNHN IM-2000-3985
Ecology: facultatively mobile shallow infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Vasticardium fidele in the database
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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