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Taxonomy
Cardiopsis was named by Meek and Worthen (1862) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo T Plio-u].
It was reranked as Meretrix (Cordiopsis) by Cossmann (1910); it was reranked as Sinodia (Cordiopsis) by Tremlett (1953); it was corrected as Cordiopsis by Sepkoski (2002); it was reranked as Pitar (Cordiopsis) by Mandic and Steininger (2003); it was reranked as Pelecyora (Cardiopsis) by Cox et al. (1969), Prasad et al. (1988), Novack-Gottshall (2025).
It was assigned to Lamellibranchiata by Meek and Worthen (1862); to Meretrix by Cossmann (1910); to Sinodia by Tremlett (1953); to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002); to Pitar by Mandic and Steininger (2003); and to Pelecyora by Cox et al. (1969), Prasad et al. (1988), Novack-Gottshall (2025).
It was reranked as Meretrix (Cordiopsis) by Cossmann (1910); it was reranked as Sinodia (Cordiopsis) by Tremlett (1953); it was corrected as Cordiopsis by Sepkoski (2002); it was reranked as Pitar (Cordiopsis) by Mandic and Steininger (2003); it was reranked as Pelecyora (Cardiopsis) by Cox et al. (1969), Prasad et al. (1988), Novack-Gottshall (2025).
It was assigned to Lamellibranchiata by Meek and Worthen (1862); to Meretrix by Cossmann (1910); to Sinodia by Tremlett (1953); to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002); to Pitar by Mandic and Steininger (2003); and to Pelecyora by Cox et al. (1969), Prasad et al. (1988), Novack-Gottshall (2025).
Species lacking formal opinion data
Cordiopsis polytropa, Meretrix acuticosta, Meretrix agrestis, Meretrix antarctica, Meretrix arnaudi, Meretrix arugai, Meretrix australis, Meretrix baluchistanensis, Meretrix canoasensis, Meretrix chalcedonica, Meretrix chalcedonica, Meretrix chiona, Meretrix chione, Meretrix cordiformis, Meretrix cretacea, Meretrix custugensis, Meretrix eufaulensis, Meretrix exintermedia, Meretrix faba, Meretrix florida, Meretrix floridella, Meretrix hilarionis, Meretrix hungarica, Meretrix incrassata, Meretrix islandicoides, Meretrix javana, Meretrix lamarckii, Meretrix meretrix, Meretrix minohensis, Meretrix ninohensis, Meretrix ovisimilis, Meretrix pectinata, Meretrix pseudoumbonella, Meretrix puruensis, Meretrix rholfsi, Meretrix ripleyana, Meretrix rohlfsi, Meretrix rolhfsi, Meretrix rothi, Meretrix sinuatocostata, Meretrix splendida, Meretrix striatissima, Meretrix subimpressa, Meretrix transversa, Meretrix trigona, Meretrix tumens, Meretrix yawensis, Pelecyora gigas, Pelecyora polytropa, Pitar schafferi
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1862 | Cardiopsis Meek and Worthen |
| 1910 | Meretrix (Cordiopsis) Cossmann |
| 1953 | Sinodia (Cordiopsis) Tremlett p. 66 |
| 1969 | Pelecyora (Cardiopsis) Cox et al. p. N678 |
| 1988 | Pelecyora (Cardiopsis) Prasad et al. p. 193 |
| 2002 | Cordiopsis Sepkoski |
| 2003 | Pitar (Cordiopsis) Mandic and Steininger p. 278 |
| 2025 | Pelecyora (Cardiopsis) Novack-Gottshall |
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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.
Subg. †Meretrix (Cordiopsis) Meek and Worthen 1862
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Diagnosis
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Measurements
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Age range: base of the Kinderhookian to the top of the Badenian or 358.86000 to 12.80000 Ma
Collections (4 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kinderhookian | USA (Missouri) | Cardiopsis grande (147937) | |
| Kinderhookian - Osagean | USA (Missouri) | Cardiopsis erectus (232758) | |
| Priabonian | Romania (Cluj-Napoca) | Cardiopsis sp. (221117) | |
| Badenian | Belgium | Cordiopsis polytropa (208831) |