Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae
Alternative spelling: Lahilliidae
Parent taxon: Cardiidae according to J. G. Carter et al. 2011
See also Bouchet et al. 2010, Chiesa et al. 1995, Nevesskaja 2009, Newell 1965, Schneider 1995, Stilwell and Zinsmeister 1992, Stilwell et al. 2004 and Vokes 1980
Sister taxa: Austrocardium, Cerastoderma, Dochmocardia, Europicardium, Goethemia, Hemicardium, Indocardium, Jurassicardium, Laevicardiinae, Maoricardium, Monodacna, Neocardiids, Obsoletiforma, Obsoletiformes, Papillicardium, Papyridea, Paradacna, Parvicardium, Parvidacna, Pascoella, Patagonicardium, Perucardia, Plagiocardium, Protocardiinae, Ringicardium, Sawkinsia, Serripes, Trachycardiinae, Goniocardium
Subtaxa: Cryptocardia Globocardium Integricardium Lahilleona Onestia Tendagurium Yokoyamaina
Type: Lahilleona
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Paleocene of United States (1: Alaska collection)
• Cretaceous of Canada (4: Alberta), Italy (1), Japan (8), Lebanon (1), Mexico (1), Spain (1), Switzerland (1), the United Kingdom (2), Yemen (1)
• Jurassic of Algeria (1), China (1), Ethiopia (6), Germany (1), India (6), Japan (3), Jordan (1), Kenya (1), Portugal (2), Switzerland (1), Tanzania (12), Thailand (4), Tunisia (13), Vietnam (1), Yemen (10)
Total: 84 collections including 88 occurrences