Microcardium trapezoidale Poutiers 2006 (cockle)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae

Full reference: J.-M. Poutiers. 2006. Two new species of protocardiine cockles (Mollusca, Bivalvia, Cardiidae) from the tropical Southwest Pacific. Zoosystema 28(3):635-654

Belongs to Microcardium according to J.-M. Poutiers 2006

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

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

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

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