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Dicerocardium

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Veneroida

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Class
  
Bivalvia

Family
  
Dicerocardiidae

Rank
  
Genus

Dicerocardium

Dicerocardium is an extinct genus of fossil saltwater clams, marine heterodont bivalve molluscs in the order Veneroida, the venus clams and their allies. 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

Dicerocardium Wikipedia


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