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Trigoniocardia (Trigoniocardia) aminensis

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae

Taxonomy
Cardium (Trigoniocardia) aminense was named by Dall (1900) [DISTRIBUTION: Miocene; circum-Caribbean.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Cardium aminense by Maury (1920); it was recombined as Trigoniocardia aminense by Weisbord (1964); it was recombined as Trigoniocardia (Apiocardia) aminensis by Woodring (1982); it was recombined as Trigoniocardia (Trigoniocardia) aminensis by Vokes (1989).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Cardium colosseum, T. ceramida, T. maturensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1900Cardium (Trigoniocardia) aminense Dall p. 1104
1920Cardium aminense Maury p. 35
1964Trigoniocardia aminense Weisbord p. 260
1982Trigoniocardia (Apiocardia) aminensis Woodring p. 643
1989Trigoniocardia (Trigoniocardia) aminensis Vokes p. 119

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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
—CardiidiaFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
—CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
—CardioideiFerussac 1822
superfamilyCardioidea(Lamarck 1809)
familyCardiidaeLamarck 1809
—Neocardiids
—EucardiidsSchneider 1995
subfamilyFraginaeStewart 1930
genusTrigoniocardiaDall 1900
subgenusTrigoniocardiaDall 1900
speciesaminensis(Dall 1900)

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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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 07:21:28
Modified: 2009-09-09 09:21:28
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Todd 2001, Aberhan et al. 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Early/Lower Pliocene or 20.45000 to 3.60000 Ma

Collections (44 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Dominican Republic Trigoniocardia aminensis (74962 93774 94143)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Dominican Republic Trigoniocardia aminensis (74958 74959 93680 131499 131500 131501 131504 131505 131506)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Panama Trigoniocardia aminensis (52173)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Panama Trigoniocardia aminensis (52169 52171 52172 82122 82124 82130 93051 93056 93145 93146 93147 93148 93149 93159 93160 93162 93164 93166 93171 93172 93175)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Panama (Colon) Trigoniocardia aminensis (145201 145337 145338 145351 145352 145353 145357)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Venezuela Trigoniocardia aminensis (130981)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Panama Trigoniocardia aminensis (60692)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Dominican Republic Cardium aminense (58873)