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Ciliatocardium brooksi

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae

Taxonomy
Cardium (Papyridea) brooksi was named by Clark (1932) [DISTRIBUTION: Late Oligocene-Early Miocene; Alaska.]. Its type specimen is UCMP 30402, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is UCMP 3850 Hamilton Creek, which is in a Chattian marine horizon in the Poul Creek Formation of Alaska.

It was recombined as Clinocardium brooksi by Addicott (1971); it was recombined as Ciliatocardium brooksi by Kafanov (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1932Cardium (Papyridea) brooksi Clark p. 812 figs. pl. 18, fig. 5
1971Clinocardium brooksi Addicott figs. fig. 4f
2002Ciliatocardium brooksi Kafanov p. 3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
CardioideiFerussac 1822
superfamilyCardioidea(Lamarck 1809)
familyCardiidaeLamarck 1809
Neocardiids
EucardiidsSchneider 1995
subfamilyClinocardiinaeKafanov 1975
genusCiliatocardiumKafanov 1974
speciesbrooksi()

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.

Ciliatocardium brooksi Clark 1932
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-07-04 09:31:14
Modified: 2009-08-17 22:21:59
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Todd 2001

Age range: Chattian or 27.30000 to 23.04000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chattian27.3 - 23.04USA (Alaska) Cardium brooksi (type locality: 195951 195955 195957 195958 195966)