Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae
Alternative combinations: Cardita patagonica, Fasciculicardia patagonica, Venericardia patagonica
Synonyms: Cardiocardita inaequalis Philippi 1887, Cardita inaequalis Philippi 1887, Cardita pseudopatagonica Ihering 1899, Darwinicardia inaequalis Philippi 1887, Fasciculicardia inaequalis Philippi 1887, Venericardia inaequalis Philippi 1887, Venericardia pueyrredona Ihering 1907
Belongs to Darwinicardia according to D. E. Pérez and C. J. del Río 2017
See also del Rio 2004, Frassinetti and Covacevich 1999, Griffin and Nielsen 2008, Ihering 1907 and Malumián et al. 1978
Sister taxon: Darwinicardia angusticostata
Type specimens:
- Darwinicardia patagonica: BHNM-L 27955-6
- Cardita pseudopatagonica: MACN-Pi 365.
- Darwinicardia inaequalis: SGO.Pi 469.
- Venericardia pueyrredona: PRI.66400.
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Miocene of Argentina (5 collections), Chile (3)
• Oligocene to Miocene of Argentina (1)
• Oligocene of Argentina (4)
• Eocene to Miocene of Argentina (1)
Total: 14 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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