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Pleuriocardia (Dochmocardia)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae

Taxonomy
Pleuriocardia (Dochmocardia) was named by Scott (1978) [Sepkoski's age data: K Apti-u K Maes Sepkoski's reference number: ZR78].

It was reranked as Dochmocardia by Vokes (1980), Sepkoski (2002).

It was assigned to Cardiidae by Vokes (1980); to Pleuriocardia by Scott (1978), Schneider (1995); and to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1978Pleuriocardia (Dochmocardia) Scott
1980Dochmocardia Vokes p. 243
1995Pleuriocardia (Dochmocardia) Schneider p. 339
2002Dochmocardia Sepkoski

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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
subfamilyPleuriocardiinae
genusPleuriocardiaScott 1978
subgenusDochmocardia

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. †Pleuriocardia (Dochmocardia) Scott 1978
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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: base of the Middle Turonian to the top of the Campanian or 93.90000 to 72.20000 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Turonian93.9 - 89.8USA (New Mexico) Pleuriocardia pauperculum (87805 200337)
Middle Turonian93.9 - 89.8USA (New Mexico) Cardium pauperculum (88641) Pleuriocardia sp. (88810 88811)
Middle Turonian93.9 - 89.8USA (Arizona) Pleuriocardia pauperculum (53504 53511 56071 56072 56073)
Coniacian - Santonian89.8 - 83.6Canada (Alberta) Cardium pauperculum (87433)
Late/Upper Santonian85.7 - 83.6Canada (Alberta) Cardium pauperculum (89221)
Campanian83.6 - 72.2Canada (Alberta) Cardium pauperculum (87434)