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Trachycardium (Dallocardia) dominicense

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae

Taxonomy
Cardium (Trachycardium) dominicense was named by Gabb (1873). Its type specimen is ANSP 2764, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Trachycardium (Trachycardium) dominicense by Olsson (1964); it was recombined as Trachycardium (Dallocardia) dominicense by Woodring (1982), Vokes (1982), Vokes (1989).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1873Cardium (Trachycardium) dominicense Gabb
1901Cardium (Trachycardium) gatunense Toula p. 720 figs. pl. 27, fig. 4
1911Cardium (Trachycardium) dominicense Brown and Pilsbry p. 367
1922Cardium (Trachycardium) dominicense Olsson p. 225
1929Cardium (Trachycardium) dominicense Anderson p. 164
1964Trachycardium (Trachycardium) dominicense Olsson p. 53
1982Trachycardium (Dallocardia) dominicense Vokes p. 56
1982Trachycardium (Dallocardia) dominicense Woodring p. 638
1989Trachycardium (Dallocardia) dominicense Vokes p. 106

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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
subfamilyTrachycardiinaeStewart 1930
genusTrachycardium()
subgenusDallocardia
speciesdominicense(Gabb 1873)

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.

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Invalid names: Cardium (Trachycardium) gatunense Toula 1901 [synonym]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: infaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 07:20:49
Modified: 2009-09-09 09:20:49
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Aberhan et al. 2004, Todd 2001

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Oligocene to the top of the Early/Lower Pliocene or 27.30000 to 3.60000 Ma

Collections (28 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Panama Trachycardium dominicense (42558)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04Panama Trachycardium dominicense (42556)
Aquitanian23.04 - 20.45Panama Trachycardium dominicense (42602 42603 42625 42626 42627 42628 42629 42630 42631 42632 93039)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Dominican Republic Trachycardium dominicense (74958 74959)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Panama Trachycardium dominicense (93047)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Panama (Colon) Dallocardia dominicense (142930)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Panama Cardium dominicense (134661) Trachycardium dominicense (82116 93051 93053 93054 93164 93167)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Venezuela Trachycardium dominicense (130981)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Ecuador Trachycardium dominicense (96441)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Ecuador (Esmeraldas) Trachycardium dominicense (60640)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Costa Rica Cardium dominicense (134655)