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Avicularium

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae

Taxonomy
Avicularium was named by Gray (1853) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-l T Ol-u Sepkoski's reference number: 1066]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002); to Tridacninae by Harzhauser et al. (2008); and to Aviculariidae by Bouchet et al. (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1853Avicularium Gray p. 41
2002Avicularium Sepkoski
2008Avicularium Harzhauser et al. p. 205
2010Avicularium Bouchet et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
CardioideiFerussac 1822
superfamilyCardioidea(Lamarck 1809)
familyCardiidaeLamarck 1809
Neocardiids
EucardiidsSchneider 1995
subfamilyTridacninae(Lamarck 1819)
genusAvicularium

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. †Avicularium Gray 1853
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Avicularium avicularium Lamarck 1805
Avicularium carinatum Bronn 1831
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Invalid names: Cardium difficile Michelotti 1861 [synonym], Cardium girondicum Matheron 1867 [synonym]
Avicularium cymbula Defrance 1817
Avicularium dilatatum Cossmann 1906
Avicularium erroris Oppenheim 1901
Avicularium granuligerum Cossmann and Pissarro 1904
Avicularium superbum Cossmann and Pissarro 1904
Avicularium trentinum Oppenheim 1901
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Grouping: solitaryf
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: stationarysubf
Attached: yessubf
Life habit: epifaunalsubf
Diet: photosymbioticsubf
Diet 2: suspension feedersubf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-01 19:16:05
Modified: 2010-02-17 01:38:50
Source: subf = subfamily, f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Rupelian or 48.07000 to 27.30000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03France (Île-de-France) Cardita avicularia (184146)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03France (Manche) Lithocardium superbum (238734)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03France (Landes) Lithocardium carinatum (238735)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03France (Cotentin) Cardita cymbula (184164) Lithocardium granuligerum (238733)
Lutetian - Bartonian48.07 - 37.71France Lithocardium dilatatum (49935)
Lutetian - Bartonian48.07 - 37.71France (Loire-Atlantique) Lithocardium dilatatum (122897)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9Jamaica A. trechmanni (60955 111543)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Italy (Vicenza) Lithocardium erroris (238731)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Italy (Vicenza) Cardium carinatum (238730)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.04Bulgaria Lithocardium carinatum (102397)