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Pygocardia rustica

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Arcticidae

Taxonomy
Venus rustica was named by Sowerby (1818). It is extant.

It was recombined as Cyprina rustica by Wood (1850); it was recombined as Pygocardia rustica by Hendy et al. (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1818Venus rustica Sowerby figs. pl. 196
1850Cyprina rustica Wood p. 197
2008Pygocardia rustica Hendy et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
—CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
—CardioniFerussac 1822
—CardiidiaFerussac 1822
—CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
—Veneroidei(Gray 1854)
—VeneroiteiGray 1854
superfamilyArcticoidea(Newton 1891)
familyArcticidaeNewton 1891
genusPygocardiaFischer 1887
speciesrustica(Sowerby 1818)

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.

Pygocardia rustica Sowerby 1818
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobileo
Life habit: infaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 12:26:58
Modified: 2004-02-28 14:26:58
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Zanclean to the top of the Gelasian or 5.33300 to 1.80600 Ma

Collections (19 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Belgium Pygocardia rustica (86802 126155)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6United Kingdom (England) Cyprina rustica (84763 84795 84992)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Belgium Pygocardia rustica (80674)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Iceland Pygocardia rustica (34958 34960)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588United Kingdom (England) Cyprina rustica (84759 84796)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Belgium Pygocardia rustica (86803 86804 86805 86806)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806Belgium Pygocardia rustica (86807 86808)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Iceland Pygocardia rustica (79894 79897 79979)