Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae
Alternative combinations: Cardita (Miodontiscus) prolongatus, Miodon prolongatus, Venericardia (Miodontiscus) prolongata, Venericardia (Miodontiscus) prolongatus
Synonyms: Miodontiscus meridionalis Dall 1916, Venericardia nakamurai Yokoyama 1923, Venericardia yatesi Arnold 1907
Belongs to Miodontiscus according to A. Hendy 2021
See also Coan et al. 2000, Moore 1992, Ogasawara 2001, Oldroyd 1925 and Schenck 1945
Sister taxa: none
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Japan (1 collection), United States (8: California)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of United States (3: California)
• Pliocene of Japan (1), United States (1: California)
• Miocene of the Russian Federation (1), United States (1: Alaska)
Total: 16 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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