| Dicerocardium Temporal range:
Triassic,
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| Fossil valve of Dicerocardium jani, from Alpes-de-Haute-Provence at Galerie de paléontologie et d'anatomie comparée, Paris | |
Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | † Megalodontida |
| Family: | † Dicerocardiidae |
| Genus: | †
Dicerocardium Stoppani 1856 |
Dicerocardium is an extinct genus of fossil saltwater clams, marine heterodont bivalve molluscs, in the family Dicerocardiidae. These bivalves were stationary semi-infaunal suspension feeders.
Distribution
Fossils of species in this genus have been found in the Triassic of Austria, Hungary, Italy and Japan.
References
External links
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| Dicerocardium Temporal range:
Triassic,
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|---|---|
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| Fossil valve of Dicerocardium jani, from Alpes-de-Haute-Provence at Galerie de paléontologie et d'anatomie comparée, Paris | |
|
Scientific classification
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | † Megalodontida |
| Family: | † Dicerocardiidae |
| Genus: | †
Dicerocardium Stoppani 1856 |
Dicerocardium is an extinct genus of fossil saltwater clams, marine heterodont bivalve molluscs, in the family Dicerocardiidae. These bivalves were stationary semi-infaunal suspension feeders.
Distribution
Fossils of species in this genus have been found in the Triassic of Austria, Hungary, Italy and Japan.
References
External links
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| This article about a prehistoric bivalve is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |