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Chesacardium

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae

Taxonomy
Chesacardium was named by Ward (1992) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi-l T Plio-u Sepkoski's reference number: 985].

It was assigned to Cardiidae by Ward (1992); to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Cardiinae by Schneider (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1992Chesacardium Ward p. 88
2002Chesacardium Schneider p. 351 figs. Figure 25
2002Chesacardium Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
CardioideiFerussac 1822
superfamilyCardioidea(Lamarck 1809)
familyCardiidaeLamarck 1809
Neocardiids
EucardiidsSchneider 1995
subfamilyCardiinaeLamarck 1809
genusChesacardium

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.

G. †Chesacardium Ward 1992
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Invalid names: Cardium patuxentium Glenn 1904 [synonym]
Chesacardium leptopleura Conrad 1841
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available