Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae
Alternative combination: Trachycardium (Trachycardium) mamillatum
Belongs to Cardium (Trachycardium) according to Furon 1948
Sister taxa: Cardium (Trachycardium) greenhoughi, Cardium (Trachycardium) minbuense, Cardium (Trachycardium) polycolpatum, Cardium (Trachycardium) protosubrugosum, Cardium (Trachycardium) riachuelense, Cardium (Trachycardium) sindiense, Trachycardium (Mexicardia), Trachycardium (Phlogocardia), Trachycardium (Regozara), Trachycardium (Trachycardium), Trachycardium cotteri, Trachycardium egmontianum, Trachycardium enode, Trachycardium eufaulensis, Trachycardium eversum, Trachycardium halaense, Trachycardium kinsmarae, Trachycardium lacunosum, Trachycardium mollyni, Trachycardium multiradiatum, Trachycardium planicostata, Trachycardium puelchum, Trachycardium reynoldsi, Trachycardium rugosum, Trachycardium syriacum, Trachycardium thalassium, Cardium (Granocardium) sabulosum
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Ewekoro Quarry (Paleocene of Nigeria)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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