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Laevicardium (Laevicardium)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1840Laevicardium (Laevicardium) Swainson
1935Laevicardium (Laevicardium) Oostingh p. 180
1973Laevicardium (Laevicardium) Marasti p. 108
2003Laevicardium (Laevicardium) Moore

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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
CardioideiFerussac 1822
superfamilyCardioidea(Lamarck 1809)
familyCardiidaeLamarck 1809
subfamilyLaevicardiinaeKeen 1936
genusLaevicardiumSwainson 1840
subgenusLaevicardiumSwainson 1840

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.

Subg. Laevicardium (Laevicardium) Swainson 1840
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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 07:20:06
Modified: 2009-09-09 09:20:06
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926, Todd 2001

Age range: base of the Priabonian to the top of the Gelasian or 37.71000 to 1.80000 Ma

Collections (21 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Germany (Bavaria) Laevicardium nicense (10703)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Italy Laevicardium ciprium (78437)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333India (Andaman and Nicobar) Laevicardium sp. (46558)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6United Kingdom (England) Cardium decorticatum (84755 84763 84795 84992)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Belgium Laevicardium decorticatum (86801 86802)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Belgium Laevicardium decorticatum (80674)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Indonesia Laevicardium tegalense (84523)
Zanclean - Piacenzian5.333 - 2.58Netherlands (Noord-Brabant) Laevicardium decorticatum (59003)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58United Kingdom (England) Cardium decorticatum (84819)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Indonesia Laevicardium tegalense (70079 70084)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Belgium Laevicardium decorticatum (86803 86804 86805 86806)
Gelasian2.58 - 1.8Belgium Laevicardium decorticatum (86807)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774United Kingdom (England) Laevicardium decorticatum (97966)