Bivalvia - Carditida - Cardiniidae
Full reference: J. Chen. 1997. Taxonomic names, in Early Jurassic bivalves from Sham Chung and Pat Kok Tsai, Hong Kong. Palaeontology and Stratigraphy of Hong Kong. Vol. 1 121-148
Belongs to Cardinia according to J. Chen 1997
Sister taxa: Cardinia andium, Cardinia concinna, Cardinia gibbosum, Cardinia gleimi, Cardinia hybrida, Cardinia indigirkaensis, Cardinia listeri, Cardinia ponderosa, Cardinia rugosa, Cardinia similis, Cardinia suttonensis, Cardinia toriyamai
Type specimen: NIGP 128444, a valve (right valve). Its type locality is Sample NC-1, Nai Chung, which is in a Bucklandi marine siliciclastic in the Tolo Channel Formation of Hong Kong.
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Sample NC-1, Nai Chung
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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