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Cardita (Cyclocardia) steinkei

Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae

Taxonomy
Cardita (Cyclocardia) steinkei was named by Clark and Durham (1946). Its type specimen is UCMP 34854, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. aculeata, C. aculeata, C. acuticosta, C. aegyptica, C. alloiteaui, C. apotegea, C. asteriana, C. baziniformis, C. bericorum, C. beuquei, C. bicolor, C. bifurca, C. boettgeri, C. caliculata, C. canaliculata, C. chmeietensis, C. cloacina, C. constantii, C. cultrigera, C. cumanesa, C. cumingiana, C. decipiens, C. defterensis, C. delettrei, C. depressa, C. dimorpha, C. domgeri, C. elongata, C. extensa, C. fajumensis, C. fayumensis, C. fenestrata, C. forgemolli, C. gastelloi, C. globiformis, C. gryphoides, C. gubernaculum, C. gunteri, C. hortensis, C. ishigakensis, C. javana, C. jonanneti, C. jouanneti, C. jouanneti, C. koroniensis, C. laticostata, C. leana, C. libyca, C. liveoakensis, C. mansuyi, C. monilifera, C. morganiana, C. newtoni, C. oblonga, C. pectinata, C. pleschakovi, C. rotonda, C. rudista, C. ruginosa, C. sallomacensis, C. sanctae-crucis, C. senegalensis, C. squamulosa, C. subcomplanata, C. subdeceptiva, C. suborbicularis, C. subrudista, C. suessi, C. sulcataria, C. sumatrensis, C. tankervillei, C. tenuicosta, C. tetragona, C. tigilensis, C. tjidamarensis, C. upwarensis, C. valdensis, C. villersensis, C. viquesneli, C. xenophonti, C. partschi, C. belenensis, C. tkidamarensis, C. anclotensis, C. apotegea, C. arata, C. gracilis, C. ezoensis, C. nuwokensis, C. steinekei, C. subcrassidens, C. subnipponica, C. trapezia, C. hippopea, C. jouanneti, C. decemcostata, C. perplana, C. albasiensis, C. partschi, C. squamosissima, C. subminuta, Cyclocardia amaninensis, Cyclocardia antiqua, Cyclocardia astartoides, Cyclocardia awamoensis, Cyclocardia belogolovensis, Cyclocardia beringiana, Cyclocardia compressum, Cyclocardia denudata, Cyclocardia elliptica, Cyclocardia eoensis, Cyclocardia erimoensis, Cyclocardia expansa, Cyclocardia ezoensis, Cyclocardia ferrugianea, Cyclocardia ferruginea, Cyclocardia fujinaensis, Cyclocardia gackhensis, Cyclocardia gamali, Cyclocardia grossecostata, Cyclocardia hamiltonensis, Cyclocardia ilpinensis, Cyclocardia isaotakii, Cyclocardia kickxi, Cyclocardia kieli, Cyclocardia kovatschensis, Cyclocardia laxata, Cyclocardia longini, Cyclocardia lutosa, Cyclocardia magica, Cyclocardia myogadaniensis, Cyclocardia nairoensis, Cyclocardia ochotica, Cyclocardia omaliana, Cyclocardia orbica, Cyclocardia orbicularis, Cyclocardia orientalis, Cyclocardia ottonis, Cyclocardia ovata, Cyclocardia ovraensis, Cyclocardia penzhensis, Cyclocardia pilvoensis, Cyclocardia pliocenica, Cyclocardia pornaiensis, Cyclocardia poronaiensis, Cyclocardia posneri, Cyclocardia praeruptensis, Cyclocardia rafensis, Cyclocardia rjabininae, Cyclocardia roundiformis, Cyclocardia sakamotoi, Cyclocardia scalaris, Cyclocardia siogamensis, Cyclocardia subnipponica, Cyclocardia takedai, Cyclocardia tokudai, Cyclocardia tuberculata, Cyclocardia tumiensis, Cyclocardia veniaminovi, Cyclocardia wajampolkensis, Cyclocardia yakatagensis, Cyclocardia hindmarshensis, Cyclocardia peridonea, Cyclocardia depressa, Cyclocardia grossecostata, Cyclocardia grossecostata, Cyclocardia kickxi, Cyclocardia orbicularis, Cyclocardia scalaris, Cyclocardia subcompacta, Glans ronchetti, Venericardia nortensis, Venericardia vestitoides, Venericaridia chirstiei

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1946Cardita (Cyclocardia) steinkei Clark and Durham pp. 56-57 figs. pl. 4, figs. 2, 3, 4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CarditioniDall 1889
orderCarditida(Dall 1889)
superfamilyCrassatelloidea(Férussac 1822)
familyCarditidaeFleming 1820
genusCarditaConrad 1867
subgenusCyclocardia
speciessteinkei

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.

Cardita (Cyclocardia) steinkei Clark and Durham 1946
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitesuperf
Environment: marinesuperf
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: semi-infaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindsuperf
Created: 2009-07-05 09:36:22
Modified: 2009-09-09 09:22:15
Source: g = genus, superf = superfamily
References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Todd 2001
Collections
No collection or age range data are available