Parvicardium

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Phylum:Mollusca
Class:Bivalvia
Order:Cardiida
Superfamily:Cardioidea
Parvicardium
Parvicardium exiguum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Cardiida
Superfamily: Cardioidea
Family: Cardiidae
Genus: Parvicardium
Monterosato, 1884
Type species
Cardium parvum Philippi, 1844
Synonyms
  • Balticardium Lambiotte, 1979 (junior subjective synonym)
  • Cardium (Parvicardium) Monterosato, 1884 (original rank)
  • Cerastobyssum Høpner Petersen & Russell, 1974 (Junior synonym)

Parvicardium is a genus of bivalves belonging to the subfamily Lymnocardiinae of the family Cardiidae.[1][2]

The genus has an almost cosmopolitan distribution.[1]

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