Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae
Alternative combinations: Cardita (Carditamera) arata, Cardita arata, Cypricardia arata
Belongs to Carditamera according to A. J. W. Hendy et al. 2008
See also Anderson 1929, Dall 1903, DuBar 1958 and Ward 1993
Sister taxa: Cardita (Carditamera) newelli, Cardita (Carditamera) prestoni, Cardita (Carditamera) recta, Cardita (Carditamera) tegea, Cardita (Carditamera) vaughani, Carditamera (Carditamera), Carditamera (Lazariella), Carditamera aculeata, Carditamera affinis, Carditamera aspera, Carditamera catharia, Carditamera floridana, Carditamera matima, Carditamera plata, Carditamera radiata, Carditamera tegea, Carditamera vaughani, Carditamera virginiae, Carditamera williamsi
Ecology: stationary infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (21: Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina collections)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of United States (1: Florida)
• Pliocene of United States (18: Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia)
• Miocene of Colombia (1), United States (6: New Jersey)
Total: 47 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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