Strophocardia Olsson 1961 (clam)
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Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae
Alternative spelling: Cardita (Strophocardia)
Parent taxon: Carditinae according to E. V. Coan and P. Valentich-Scott 2012
See also Moore 1992 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Beguina, Cardites, Maghrebella
Subtaxa: Strophocardia megastropha
Ecology: facultatively mobile semi-infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Ecuador (1 collection), Mexico (2)
• Pliocene of Ecuador (1), United States (4: California)
• Miocene of Colombia (1)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence
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