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Microcardium jamaicense

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae

Taxonomy
Cardium jamaicense was named by Dall (1903) [AUTHORITY DATA: Date and genus assignment uncertain.]. It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Nemocardium jamaicensis by Woodring (1925); it was recombined as Microcardium jamaicense by Woodring (1982).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1903Cardium jamaicense Dall
1925Nemocardium jamaicensis Woodring
1982Microcardium jamaicense Woodring p. 645

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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
subfamilyProtocardiinaeReuss 1846
genusMicrocardiumThiele 1934
speciesjamaicense(Dall 1903)

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 07:20:22
Modified: 2009-09-09 09:20:22
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926, Todd 2001

Age range: Late/Upper Pliocene or 3.60000 to 2.58800 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Jamaica Nemocardium jamaicensis (58522 69090 69093 69094)