Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae

PaleoDB taxon number: 147179

Alternative spelling: Cardium (Ringicardium)

Parent taxon: Cardiidae according to A. J. W. Hendy et al. 2008

Sister taxa: Austrocardium, Cerastoderma, Didacna, Dochmocardia, Europicardium, Goethemia, Granocardium, Hemicardium, Indocardium, Jurassicardium, Laevicardiinae, Lahilliinae, Nemocardium, Neocardiids, Obsoletiforma, Obsoletiformes, Papillicardium, Papyridea, Paradacna, Parvicardium, Parvidacna, Pascoella, Patagonicardium, Perucardia, Plagiocardium, Pontalmyra, Protocardiinae, Pseudocatillus, Sawkinsia, Serripes, Stylodacna, Trachycardiinae

Subtaxa: Ringicardium harrisi, Ringicardium restinense, Ringicardium ringens

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Type: Cardium ringens

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder