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Acanthocardia Gray 1851 (cockle)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae

PaleoDB taxon number: 17299

Alternative spellings: Anthocardia, Cardium (Acanthocardia), Cardium (Anthocardia)

Parent taxon: Acanthocardiini according to J. A. Schneider 2002

Sister taxa: none

Subtaxa: Acanthocardia (Acanthocardia), Acanthocardia (Agnocardia), Acanthocardia (Schedocardia), Acanthocardia afra, Acanthocardia becksii, Acanthocardia hanseata, Acanthocardia maputi, Acanthocardia massintonti, Acanthocardia mozambensis, Cardium (Acanthocardia) cheribonense

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Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder