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Protocardia hillana

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae

Taxonomy
Cardium hillanum was named by Sowerby (1813). It is the type species of Protocardium.

It was recombined as Protocardium hillanum by Etheridge (1904); it was recombined as Protocardia hillana by Douvillé (1916).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1813Cardium hillanum Sowerby p. 41 figs. Pl. 14, Fig. 1
1904Protocardium hillanum Etheridge
1916Protocardia hillana Douvillé p. 158 figs. Pl. 20, Fig. 1-3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
CardioideiFerussac 1822
superfamilyCardioidea(Lamarck 1809)
familyCardiidaeLamarck 1809
subfamilyProtocardiinaeReuss 1846
genusProtocardia(Beyrich 1845)
specieshillana(Sowerby 1813)

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.

Protocardia hillana Sowerby 1813
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-07-04 09:31:14
Modified: 2009-08-17 22:21:59
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Todd 2001

Age range: base of the Aptian to the top of the Campanian or 125.00000 to 72.10000 Ma

Collections (33 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Egypt Protocardia hillana (171392)
Albian113.0 - 100.5Peru Protocardia hillana (88673)
Albian - Late/Upper Albian113.0 - 99.6Egypt Protocardia hillana (171391)
Early/Lower Albian112.03 - 109.0USA (Texas) Cardium hillanum (11299)
Early/Lower Albian112.03 - 109.0Egypt Protocardia hillana (98325)
Middle Albian109.0 - 105.3Egypt Protocardia hillana (98326)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6United Kingdom (England) Protocardia hillana (6280 51673)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6Egypt Protocardia hillana (98327)
Late/Upper Albian - Cenomanian105.3 - 93.9Egypt Protocardia hillana (150677)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Germany Protocardia hillana (66734 66776)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Egypt Protocardia hillana (114873 140613)
Early/Lower Cenomanian - Middle Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Egypt Protocardia hillana (150675)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Egypt Protocardia hillana (114793 114794 114795 114797 114809 114813 114887 140238 140242 140578 140584)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Angola Protocardia hillana (210983)
Late/Upper Cenomanian - Early/Lower Turonian99.6 - 89.3Egypt Protocardia hillana (150676)
Early/Lower Turonian93.5 - 89.3United Kingdom (England) Protocardia hillana (4072)
Middle Turonian93.5 - 89.3Austria (Salzkammergut) Protocardia hillana (142308)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1South Africa Protocardia hillana (82729)
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6Mozambique Protocardia hillana (174826)
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6Egypt Protocardia hillana (114807)