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Cardiomorpha missouriensis

Bivalvia - Grammysiidae

Taxonomy
Cardiomorpha missouriensis was named by Shumard and Swallow (1858) [Cardiomorpha missouriensis Shumard in Shumard & Swallow 1858]. It is not a trace fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1858Cardiomorpha missouriensis Shumard and Swallow p. 207
1859Nucula cylindrica McChesney p. 54
1868Nucula mercerensis McChesney p. 40 figs. pl. 11 f. 12a-c
1873Cardiomorpha missouriensis Meek and Worthen p. 588 figs. pl. 27 f. 8
1900Cardiomorpha missouriensis Beede pp. 165-166 figs. pl. 20 f. 7
1961Cardiomorpha missouriensis Hoare pp. 99-100 figs. pl. 13 f. 1-3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
superfamilyGrammysioideaMiller 1877
familyGrammysiidaeMiller 1877
subfamilyGrammysiinaeMiller 1877
genusCardiomorpha
speciesmissouriensis

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.

Cardiomorpha missouriensis Shumard and Swallow 1858
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Invalid names: Nucula cylindrica McChesney 1859 [synonym], Nucula mercerensis McChesney 1868 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Locomotion: facultatively mobilec
Life habit: infaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-11 17:54:40
Modified: 2009-06-11 19:54:40
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: base of the Desmoinesian to the top of the Virgilian or 312.80000 to 298.90000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Desmoinesian312.8 - 306.0USA (Missouri) Cardiomorpha missouriensis (70274 70291)
Missourian306.0 - 303.7USA (Ohio) Cardiomorpha missouriensis (174923 175190)
Virgilian303.7 - 298.9USA (Ohio) Cardiomorpha missouriensis (71993)