Cardium (Cerastoderma) corbis Martyn 1784 (Pacific cockle)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae

Alternative combinations: Cardium corbis, Laevicardium (Cerastoderma) corbis

Belongs to Cardium (Cerastoderma) according to T. J. Etherington 1931

See also Ashley 1895, Grant, IV and Gale 1931 and Trask 1922

Sister taxa: Cardium (Cerastoderma) calvertensium, Cardium (Cerastoderma) hizenense, Cardium (Cerastoderma) kishimaense, Cardium (Cerastoderma) patuxentium, Cardium (Cerastoderma) waltonianum, Cerastoderma chipolanum, Cerastoderma edule, Cerastoderma glaucum

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Quaternary of United States (3: California collections)

• Pliocene of United States (3: California)

• Miocene of United States (1: California)

Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence

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