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Laevicardium (Laevicardium) decorticatum

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1840Cardium decorticatum Wood
1850Cardium decorticatum Wood p. 159
2007Laevicardium (Laevicardium) decorticatum Hendy

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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
subfamilyLaevicardiinaeKeen 1936
genusLaevicardiumSwainson 1840
subgenusLaevicardiumSwainson 1840
speciesdecorticatum(Wood 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.

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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: Todd 2001, Aberhan et al. 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range: base of the Zanclean to the top of the Gelasian or 5.33300 to 1.80000 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Belgium Laevicardium decorticatum (86801 86802)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6United Kingdom (England) Cardium decorticatum (84755 84763 84795 84992)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Belgium Laevicardium decorticatum (80674)
Zanclean - Piacenzian5.333 - 2.58Netherlands (Noord-Brabant) Laevicardium decorticatum (59003)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58United Kingdom (England) Cardium decorticatum (84819)
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)