Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae
Full reference: W. M. Gabb. 1869. Section II. Cretaceous Fossils. Part I. Description of Cretaceous Fossils from Mexico. Palaeontology of California, Volume II, Cretaceous and Tertiary Fossils 255-276
Belongs to Cardium (Protocardium) according to W. M. Gabb 1869
Sister taxa: Cardium (Protocardia) arkansense, Cardium (Protocardia) pauli, Protocardia (Grypocardia), Protocardia (Leptocardia), Protocardia (Pachycardium), Protocardia (Protocardia), Protocardia (Tamilicardia), Protocardia alcesiana, Protocardia buckmani, Protocardia costaricensis, Protocardia dufrenoyca, Protocardia eduliformis, Protocardia gambrina, Protocardia hillana, Protocardia intexta, Protocardia lingulata, Protocardia luggudensis, Protocardia newberryana, Protocardia peregrinorsa, Protocardia pesolina, Protocardia philippiana, Protocardia piettei, Protocardia placerensis, Protocardia pulchella, Protocardia qinghaiensis, Protocardia razavii, Protocardia rhaetica, Protocardia salrivalis, Protocardia somaliensis, Protocardia stantoni, Protocardia stonei, Protocardia striatula, Protocardia stricklandi, Protocardia subquadrata, Protocardia texanum, Protocardia translucida, Protocardia truncata, Protocardia umkwelanensis, Protocardia virginiana, Protocardium (Brevicardium)
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Cardium (Protocardium) granuliferum in the database
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