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Palaeocardiidae

Bivalvia - Cyrtodontida - Palaeocardiidae

Taxonomy
Palaeocardiidae was named by Scarlato and Starobogatov (1979). It is extant.

It was assigned to Praecardioidea by Nevesskaja (2009); and to Autobranchia by Bouchet et al. (2010).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Palaeocardiidae Scarlato and Starobogatov
2009Palaeocardiidae Nevesskaja
2010Palaeocardiidae Bouchet et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
ArcioniGray 1854
orderCyrtodontidaScarlato and Starobogatov 1971
suborderPraecardiidina()
PraecardioideiNewell 1965
superfamilyPraecardioideaHoernes 1884
familyPalaeocardiidaeScarlato and Starobogatov 1979
familyPalaeocardiidaeScarlato and Starobogatov 1979

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Fm. Palaeocardiidae Scarlato and Starobogatov 1979
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G. †Palaeocardia Hall 1865
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilesubc
Life habit: epifaunalsubc
Diet: suspension feedersubc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2014-02-09 11:13:23
Modified: 2014-02-09 11:13:23
Source: subc = subclass, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Eaton 1871

Age range: base of the Wenlock to the top of the Silurian or 433.40000 to 419.20000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wenlock - Silurian433.4 - 419.2USA (Wisconsin) Palaeocardia cordiiformis (13069 13075 13107)