Corculum Röding 1798 (cockle)
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Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae
Parent taxon: Fraginae according to H. E. Vokes 1980
See also Lamprell and Whitehead 1992
Sister taxa: Acanthocardiini, Americardia, Chrysocardium, Ctenocardia, Fragini, Fragum, Goniocardiini, Lunulicardia, Lunulicardium, Microfragum, Nemocardium, Trigoniocardia, Chaenocardiola
Subtaxa: Corculum aselae Corculum cardissa
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Miocene of Indonesia (2 collections)
• Eocene of United States (1: Texas)
• Cretaceous of United States (1: Mississippi)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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