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Cardita (Cardita) vindobonensis

Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae

Taxonomy
Cardita crassa vindobonensis was named by Sacco (1899) [DISTRIBUTION: Late Miocene; Mediterranean.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Beguina (Mytilicardita) vindobonensis by Sieber (1956); it was recombined as Cardita (Cardita) vindobonensis by Freneix et al. (1988).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1899Cardita crassa vindobonensis Sacco p. 8 figs. pl. 2, fig. 6
1956Beguina (Mytilicardita) vindobonensis Sieber p. 197
1988Cardita (Cardita) vindobonensis Freneix et al. p. 422

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CarditioniDall 1889
orderCarditida(Dall 1889)
superfamilyCrassatelloidea(Férussac 1822)
familyCarditidaeFleming 1820
genusCarditaBruguière 1792
subgenusCarditaBruguiére 1792
speciesvindobonensis(Sacco 1899)

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: aragonitesuperf
Environment: marinesuperf
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindsuperf
Created: 2009-08-17 20:23:42
Modified: 2009-08-17 22:23:42
Source: f = family, superf = superfamily
References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Eames 1951

Age range: Messinian or 7.24600 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tortonian - Messinian11.63 - 5.333Spain Cardita vindobonensis (69788 69789)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Morocco Cardita vindobonensis (70889)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Algeria Cardita vindobonensis (70881 70887)