Trachycardium eufaulensis Conrad 1860 (cockle)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae

Alternative combinations: Cardium eufaulense, Pleuriocardia (Dochmocardia) eufaulensis

Belongs to Trachycardium according to M. A. Kosnik 2002

See also Gardner 1916 and Scott 1978

Sister taxa: Cardium (Trachycardium) greenhoughi, Cardium (Trachycardium) minbuense, Cardium (Trachycardium) ochilleanum, Cardium (Trachycardium) polycolpatum, Cardium (Trachycardium) protosubrugosum, Cardium (Trachycardium) riachuelense, Cardium (Trachycardium) sindiense, Trachycardium (Mexicardia), Trachycardium (Phlogocardia), Trachycardium (Regozara), Trachycardium (Trachycardium), Trachycardium cotteri, Trachycardium egmontianum, Trachycardium enode, Trachycardium eversum, Trachycardium halaense, Trachycardium isocardia, Trachycardium kinsmarae, Trachycardium lacunosum, Trachycardium mollyni, Trachycardium multiradiatum, Trachycardium planicostata, Trachycardium puelchum, Trachycardium reynoldsi, Trachycardium rugosum, Trachycardium syriacum, Trachycardium thalassium, Cardium (Granocardium) sabulosum

Subtaxa: Pleuriocardia (Dochmocardia) eufaulensis huntanum

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Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of United States (110: Alabama, Delaware, Georgia, Maryland, Mississippi, New Jersey, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas collections)

Total: 110 collections each including a single occurrence

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