†Chesacardium craticuloides Conrad 1845 (cockle)
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Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae
Alternative combinations: Cardium (Cerastoderma) craticuloides, Cardium craticuloides
Synonym: Cardium patuxentium Glenn 1904
Belongs to Chesacardium according to L. W. Ward 1998
See also Glenn 1904 and Ward 1992
Sister taxa: Chesacardium acutilaqueatum, Chesacardium laqueatum, Chesacardium leptopleura
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (9: Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey collections)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence
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