Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae
Alternative combinations: Cardium procerum, Laevicardium procerum, Ringicardium procerum, Trachycardium (Mexicardia) procerum, Trachycardium procerum
Synonyms: Cardium panamense Sowerby I 1833, Trachycardium (Mexicardia) panamense Sowerby I 1833, Trachycardium panamense Sowerby I 1833
Belongs to Mexicardia according to A. Hendy 2021
See also Ashley 1895, Barth 1956, Bruff 1946, Coan et al. 2000, Coan and Valentich-Scott 2012, Hendy et al. 2008, Powell and Stevens 2000, Stewart 1930 and Woodring 1982
Sister taxon: Trachycardium (Mexicardia) dominicanum
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Chile (8 collections), Costa Rica (1), Ecuador (2), Mexico (8), Panama (1), Peru (7), United States (23: California)
• Pliocene of Chile (3), Costa Rica (2), Ecuador (1), Peru (1)
• Miocene of Peru (1)
Total: 58 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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