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Ringicardium

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae

Taxonomy
Cardium (Ringicardium) was named by Fischer (1887).

It was reranked as Ringicardium by Hendy et al. (2008).

It was assigned to Cardium by Fischer (1887), Clark and Woodford (1927), Olsson (1928); and to Cardiidae by Hendy et al. (2008).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1887Cardium (Ringicardium) Fischer
1927Cardium (Pingecardium) Clark and Woodford p. 94
1928Cardium (Ringicardium) Olsson p. 77
2008Ringicardium Hendy et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
RankNameAuthor
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
CardioideiFerussac 1822
superfamilyCardioidea(Lamarck 1809)
familyCardiidaeLamarck 1809
genusRingicardium(Fischer 1887)

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.

G. †Ringicardium Fischer 1887
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Ringicardium restinense Olsson 1928
Ringicardium ringens Bruguière 1789
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

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Chattian or 48.07000 to 23.04000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 41.03 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03USA (Texas) Cardium harrisi (205470)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03USA (Alabama) Cardium harrisi (1435 81253 81255)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (Arkansas) Cardium harrisi (99172)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (Louisiana) Cardium harrisi (98645 98947)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (Alabama) Cardium harrisi (90469 98355)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (Georgia) Cardium harrisi (90640)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Peru (Piura) Cardium restinense (88362 88370 88372)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Hungary R. buekkianum (8211)