Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae
Full reference: J. Hylleberg. 2015. Revision and morphometric characteristics of the Vasticardium fidele group (Bivalvia: Cardiidae) in the Indo-Pacific with description of three new species. Novapex 16(3):81-94
Belongs to Vasticardium according to J. Hylleberg 2015
Sister taxa: Acrosterigma (Vasticardium) arenicola, Vasticardium angulatum, Vasticardium assimile, Vasticardium elongatum, Vasticardium enode, Vasticardium fidele, Vasticardium hyllebergi, Vasticardium kenyanum, Vasticardium orbita, Vasticardium papuanum, Vasticardium pectiniforme, Vasticardium philipinense, Vasticardium pulicarium, Vasticardium rubicundum, Vasticardium sewelli, Vasticardium somnueki, Vasticardium subrugosum, Vasticardium terpoorteni, Vasticardium vertebratum
Type specimen: PMBC n° 9115
Ecology: facultatively mobile shallow infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Vasticardium neokenyanum in the database
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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