Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae
Parent taxon: Carditidae according to D. E. Pérez and L. M. Giachetti 2020
See also Kiessling 2003
Sister taxa: Ainicardita, Cardiocardita, Cardita, Carditamera, Carditamerinae, Carditesinae, Carditinae, Coanicardita, Cyclocardia, Glans, Hippocampocardia, Ludbrookia, Lunulicardita, Miodomeridinae, Miodontiscus, Neovenericor, Oesterheldia, Pleuromeris, Schizocardita, Thecaliinae, Venericardiinae, Venericardinae, Vetericardiella, Xenocardita
Subtaxa: Crassicardia crassidens Crassicardia crebricostata
Type: Astarte crassidens
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (9: Alaska collections)
• Pliocene of the Russian Federation (4), United States (2: Alaska, California)
• Miocene of the Russian Federation (8)
Total: 23 collections including 32 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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