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Glans (Centrocardita)

Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae

Taxonomy
Centrocardita was named by Sacco (1899) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-u R]. It is extant.

It was reranked as Glans (Centrocardita) by Marasti (1973) and Moore (1992).

It was assigned to Glans by Marasti (1973) and Moore (1992); and to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002).

Subtaxa
Centrocardita veneriformis
Species lacking formal opinion data
Glans granulosus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1899Centrocardita Sacco
1973Glans (Centrocardita) Marasti p. 107
1992Glans (Centrocardita) Moore pp. 15-16
2002Centrocardita Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
—CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
—CarditioniDall 1889
orderCarditida(Dall 1889)
superfamilyCrassatelloidea(Férussac 1822)
familyCarditidaeFleming 1820
genusGlansMühfeld 1811
subgenusCentrocardita(Sacco 1899)

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. Glans (Centrocardita) Sacco 1899
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitesuperf
Environment: marinesuperf
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindsuperf
Created: 2009-08-17 20:23:42
Modified: 2009-08-17 22:23:42
Source: f = family, superf = superfamily
References: Eames 1951, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Cenomanian to the top of the Pleistocene or 99.60000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (21 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5USA (California) Cardita veneriformis (167599)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0USA (California) Cardita veneriformis (190778)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97India Glans sp. (72152 72155 72169)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Germany Glans sp. (188985)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Poland Glans rudista (51688 51689 51690 51691)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Bulgaria Glans rudista (60288 60291 60292 60312 60313) Glans rudista, Glans sp. (60289)
Serravallian - Tortonian13.82 - 7.246Italy Centrocardita globulina (191624)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Belgium Glans ampla (86801) Glans ampla, Glans scaldensis (86802)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Belgium Glans ampla, Glans scaldensis (86803)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117India Glans sp. (72161)