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Hedecardium (Titanocardium)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae

Taxonomy
Hedecardium (Titanocardium) was named by Maxwell (1978) [Sepkoski's age data: T Ol-u T Mi-u-u Sepkoski's reference number: 728,899].

It was reranked as Titanocardium by Sepkoski (2002).

It was assigned to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Hedecardium by Maxwell (1978), Schneider (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1978Hedecardium (Titanocardium) Maxwell
2002Hedecardium (Titanocardium) Schneider p. 356 figs. Table 7
2002Titanocardium 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
subfamilyOrthocardiinae
genusHedecardiumMarwick 1944
subgenusTitanocardium

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. †Hedecardium (Titanocardium) Maxwell 1978
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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: Todd 2001, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Oligocene to the top of the Lillburnian or 27.30000 to 13.05000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Oligocene33.9 - 23.04New Zealand Hedecardium greyi (45026)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04New Zealand (Central Otago) Cardium greyi (35126 35127)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04New Zealand Hedecardium cantuariense (67600)
Altonian18.7 - 15.9New Zealand Hedecardium cantuariense (67901)
Lillburnian15.1 - 13.05New Zealand (South Island) Hedecardium marwicki (205323)