Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae
Alternative combinations: Avicularium aviculare, Cardita avicularia, Cardium avicularia
Full reference: J. -B. Lamarck. 1805. Mémoires sur les fossiles des environs de Paris (suite 5). Annales du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle 6:117-415
Belongs to Avicularium according to J. Gray 1853
See also Harzhauser et al. 2008, Lamarck 1805, Lamarck 1819 and Schneider 1998
Sister taxa: Avicularium carinatum, Avicularium cymbula, Avicularium dilatatum, Avicularium erroris, Avicularium granuligerum, Avicularium superbum, Avicularium trechmanni, Avicularium trentinum
Ecology: stationary epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Field near Grignon (Lamarck collection) (Eocene of France)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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