Pachycardia plieningeri Broili 1904 (clam)

Bivalvia - Unionida - Pachycardiidae

Full reference: F. Broili. 1904. Die Fauna Pachycardientuffe der Seiser Alp (mit Ausschluss der Gastropoden und Cephalopoden). Palaeontographica 50:145-227

Belongs to Pachycardia according to F. Broili 1904

See also Waagen 1907

Sister taxa: Pachycardia alunulata, Pachycardia dianensis, Pachycardia dubiosa, Pachycardia haueri, Pachycardia rugosa, Pachycardia zittelii

Type specimen: Its type locality is Pachycardientuff Fauna, Seiser Alm, which is in a Longobardian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Cassian Formation of Italy

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Triassic of Italy (14 collections)

Total: 14 collections each including a single occurrence

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