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Loxocardium impeditum

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae

Taxonomy
Cardium impeditum was named by Deshayes (1858) [DISTRIBUTION: Eocene; western Europe.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Loxocardium impeditum by Le Renard and Pacaud (1995).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1858Cardium impeditum Deshayes p. 566 figs. pl. 56. figs. 14-16
1995Loxocardium impeditum Le Renard and Pacaud p. 74

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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
subfamilyOrthocardiinae
genusLoxocardiumCossmann 1886
speciesimpeditum(Deshayes 1858)

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.

Loxocardium impeditum Deshayes 1858
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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: Todd 2001, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Bartonian or 41.30000 to 38.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0France Loxocardium impeditum (78567)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0France (Oise) Cardium impeditum (3494)