Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae

Alternative combination: Cardium (Acanthocardia) reedi

Synonyms: Cardium (Acanthocardia) snatolensis Krishtofovich and Ilyina 1947, Ciliatocardium snatolense Krishtofovich and Ilyina 1947

Belongs to Ciliatocardium according to A. I. Kafanov 2002

Sister taxa: Ciliatocardium ainuanum, Ciliatocardium asagaiense, Ciliatocardium brooksi, Ciliatocardium carlsbergianum, Ciliatocardium coosense, Ciliatocardium ermanensis, Ciliatocardium evsseevi, Ciliatocardium hataii, Ciliatocardium iwatense, Ciliatocardium kirkerensis, Ciliatocardium makiyamae, Ciliatocardium matchgarense, Ciliatocardium moorae, Ciliatocardium mutuense, Ciliatocardium obstinatus, Ciliatocardium sachalinense, Ciliatocardium schmidti, Ciliatocardium shinjiense, Ciliatocardium smekhovi, Clinocardium (Ciliatocardium) ciliatum

Type specimens:

• Ciliatocardium reedi: UCMP 31772, a shell
• Ciliatocardium snatolense: CNIGRM 78/5610, a shell.

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Average measurements (in mm): shell 15.3 x 13.0