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Cardiomya (Bowdenia)

Bivalvia - Poromyida - Cuspidariidae

Taxonomy
Bowdenia was named by Dall (1903) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi].

It was reranked as Cardiomya (Bowdenia) by Jung (1996).

It was assigned to Cardiomya by Jung (1996); and to Pholadomyoida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1903Bowdenia Dall
1996Cardiomya (Bowdenia) Jung p. 42
2002Bowdenia Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
PoromyataRidewood 1903
orderPoromyida(Ridewood 1903)
superfamilyCuspidarioideaDall 1886
familyCuspidariidaeDall 1886
genusCardiomyaAdams 1864
subgenusBowdenia(Dall 1903)

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.

Subg. †Cardiomya (Bowdenia) Dall 1903
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: infaunalg
Diet: carnivoreg
Vision: blindc
Comments: LIFE HISTORY: IS, MA, UN/BA, CP according to Todd (2001).g
Created: 2009-09-09 07:54:36
Modified: 2009-09-09 09:54:36
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Todd 2001, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Messinian to the top of the Late/Upper Pliocene or 7.24600 to 2.58800 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Dominican Republic Cardiomya distira (94000)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Dominican Republic Cuspidaria distira (74965)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Jamaica Cardiomya distira (131128 131130) Cuspidaria distira (58522 69094)