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Cardiola signata

Bivalvia - Cyrtodontida - Cardiolidae

Taxonomy
Cardiola signata was named by Barrande (1881). Its type specimen is L 7249, a shell, and it is not a trace fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. agna, C. bicarinata, C. consanguis, C. docens, C. gibbosa, C. stachei, C. tinda, C. tix

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1881Cardiola signata Barrande figs. pl. 167, figs V/9–23, 32–34, 37–42
2008Cardiola signata Kříž pp. 241 – 242 figs. 3G-J

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
—OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
—ArcioniGray 1854
orderCyrtodontidaScarlato and Starobogatov 1971
suborderPraecardiidina()
—PraecardioideiNewell 1965
superfamilyCardioloideaHoernes 1884
familyCardiolidaeHoernes 1884
genusCardiolaBroderip 1839
speciessignata

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.

†Cardiola signata Barrande 1881
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 10 to < 100g
Thickness: intermediateg
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Locomotion: facultatively mobilesubc
Life habit: epifaunalsubc
Diet: suspension feedersubc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-05 13:22:17
Modified: 2009-06-05 15:22:17
Source: g = genus, subc = subclass, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Eaton 1871, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Gorstian to the top of the Ludfordian or 426.70000 to 422.70000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Gorstian426.7 - 425.0Czechia (Bohemia) Cardiola signata (85118)
Gorstian426.7 - 425.0Czechia Cardiola signata (14161)
Ludlow426.7 - 422.7Italy (Sardinia) Cardiola signata (26180)
Ludfordian425.0 - 422.7Austria Cardiola signata (14163)
Ludfordian425.0 - 422.7Czechia Cardiola signata (14033 14156 14162)