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Taxonomy
Cardium melvilli was named by Newton (1905) [DISTRIBUTION: Late Miocene or Early Pliocene; Pakistan.]. Its type specimen is Unknown number, a shell, and it is not a trace fossil.
It was recombined as Cardium (Laevicardium) melvilli by Vredenburg (1928).
It was recombined as Cardium (Laevicardium) melvilli by Vredenburg (1928).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. alabamense, C. cedrelarum, C. cottaldinum, C. erinaceum, C. heinzelini, C. hernandoense, C. hispidiforme, C. knappi, C. latisulcum, C. leucostoma, C. lineolatum, C. lithopodolicum, C. problematicum, C. rouyanum, C. scabrum, C. schweinfurthi, C. transcarpaticum, C. triangulatum, C. vindobonense, C. volckmanni, C. colosseum, C. estacianum, C. sellardsi, C. triboleti, C. hanpeizanense, C. anclotense, C. brooksvillense, C. coutinhoi, C. hernandoense, C. hortensium, C. leucostomum, C. plectopleura, C. ustrix, C. viridarii, C. colosseum, Laevicardium elongatum, Laevicardium hispanicum, Laevicardium shiobarense, Laevicardium taracaicum, Laevicardium rutteni
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1905 | Cardium melvilli Newton p. 299 figs. pl. 16, figs. 1-4 |
| 1928 | Cardium (Laevicardium) melvilli Vredenburg p. 446 |
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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.
†Cardium (Laevicardium) melvilli Newton 1905
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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| References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Aberhan et al. 2004, Todd 2001 | |||||
Age range: Early/Lower Pliocene or 5.33300 to 3.60000 Ma
Collections (3 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Early/Lower Pliocene | Pakistan | Cardium melvilli (77138) | |
| Pliocene | Pakistan | Cardium melvilli (77293 77295) |