Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae
Full reference: D. E. Pérez and C. J. del Río. 2017. The family Carditidae (Bivalvia) in the early Danian of Patagonia (Argentina). Journal of Paleontology 91(6):1148-1165
Parent taxon: Carditidae according to D. E. Pérez and C. J. del Río 2017
Sister taxa: Ainicardita, Cardiocardita, Cardita, Carditamera, Carditamerinae, Carditesinae, Carditinae, Coanicardita, Crassicardia, Cyclocardia, Glans, Hippocampocardia, Ludbrookia, Lunulicardita, Miodomeridinae, Miodontiscus, Neovenericor, Oesterheldia, Pleuromeris, Schizocardita, Thecaliinae, Venericardiinae, Venericardinae, Vetericardiella, Xenocardita
Subtaxa: Kalelia burmeisteri Kalelia multicostata Kalelia pectuncularis
Type: Venericardia multicostata
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Eocene of France (1 collection)
• Cretaceous of Argentina (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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