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Cerastoderma edule

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae

Taxonomy
Cardium edule was named by Linnaeus (1758). It is extant.

It was recombined as Cerastoderma edule by Hendy (2007).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Cardium edule Linnaeus
1850Cardium edule Wood p. 155
2007Cerastoderma edule Hendy

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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
genusCerastodermaMörch 1853
speciesedule(Linnaeus 1758)

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.

Cerastoderma edule Linnaeus 1758
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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: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 20.44000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (57 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Germany Cerastoderma edule (164945)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Austria Cerastoderma edule (77402 77403 77404)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Greece Cardium edule (72305)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Greece Cardium edule (72310)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Cyprus Cardium edule (34690 71885)
Tortonian - Messinian11.62 - 5.333Spain Cerastoderma edule (69789)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Italy Cerastoderma edule (168730)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Italy Cerastoderma edule (78336 78337 78338)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Greece Cardium edule (72318)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6United Kingdom (England) Cardium edule (84795)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Iceland Cerastoderma edule (79910)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588United Kingdom (England) Cardium edule (84819)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Belgium Cerastoderma edule (86803 86804 86805 86806)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781United Kingdom (England) Cardium edule (97963 97964 97965 97966 97967 97968 97969 98034 98035 98036 98037 98038 98039 98040 98041 98107 98108 98109)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Iceland Cerastoderma edule (79892 79977)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117United Kingdom (England) Cardium edule (84760 84833 84834)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Ireland Cardium edule (178118)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117Morocco Cardium edule (127635)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Morocco Cardium edule (127593 127595)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Netherlands Cerastoderma edule (98196 98197 98199 98200 98201 98205)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117Ukraine Cerastoderma edule (68297)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Israel Cardium edule (225667)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Spain (Canary Islands) Cerastoderma edule (92710)