Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae

Parent taxon: Venericardiinae according to A. G. Beu et al. 1990

Sister taxa: Glyptoactis, Megacardita, Pteromeris, Trapezicardita, Venericardia, Verticipronus

Subtaxa: Purpurocardia beata, Purpurocardia fyfei, Purpurocardia haskelli, Purpurocardia lillei, Purpurocardia penerectangularis, Purpurocardia perscrupulosa, Purpurocardia purpurata, Purpurocardia southlandica, Purpurocardia titirangiensis, Purpurocardia urutiensis, Purpurocardia waikohuensis

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Type: Cardita purpurata

Ecology: facultatively mobile shallow infaunal suspension feeder