†Avicularium trentinum Oppenheim 1901 (cockle)
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Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae
Alternative combination: Lithocardium trentinum
Full reference: P. Oppenheim. 1901. Die Priabonaschichten und ihre Fauna, im Zusammenhange mit gleichalterigen und analogen Ablagerungen vergleichend betrachtet. Palaeontographica 47:1-348
Belongs to Avicularium according to M. Harzhauser et al. 2008
See also Oppenheim 1901
Sister taxa: Avicularium avicularium, Avicularium carinatum, Avicularium cymbula, Avicularium dilatatum, Avicularium erroris, Avicularium granuligerum, Avicularium superbum, Avicularium trechmanni
Ecology: stationary epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Fojaniche near Roveredo (Eocene of Italy)
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