Meiocardia

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Phylum:Mollusca
Class:Bivalvia
Order:Venerida
Superfamily:Glossoidea
Meiocardia
Temporal range: Maastrichtian–present, 72.1–0 Ma[1]
M. moltkiana fossil in the MNHN
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Venerida
Superfamily: Glossoidea
Family: Glossidae
Genus: Meiocardia
H. Adams & A. Adams, 1857[2][3]
Type species
Chama moltkiana
Gmelin, 1791
Species

See text.

Synonyms
  • Bucardia (Meiocardia) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1857
  • Glossus (Meiocardia) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1857
  • Isocardia (Meiocardia) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1857
  • Isocardia (Miocardia) P. Fischer, 1887
  • Miocardia P. Fischer, 1887

Meiocardia is a genus of marine bivalves in the family Glossidae.[2][4]

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