Bivalvia - Cardiida - Arcticidae
Full reference: R. Gardner. 2005. Middle-Late Jurassic bivalves of the superfamily Veneoridea from New Zealand and New Caledonia. New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics 48:325-376
Parent taxon: Arcticidae according to R. Gardner 2005
Sister taxa: Agapella, Ambonicardia, Anisocardia, Anisocardioides, Antiquicyprina, Arctica, Coelocyprina, Eotrapezium, Epicyprina, Etea, Gythemon, Hartwellia, Isocyprina, Izumia, Petalocardia, Plesiocyprina, Procyprina, Pronoella, Proveniella, Pseudotrapezium, Pygocardia, Rollierella, Roudairia, Somarctica, Staffinella, Tenea, Tortarctica, Vectianella, Venericyprina, Veniella, Venilicardia
Subtaxa: Antarctica ampliforma
Type: Antarctica ampliforma
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder