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Chesacardium

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae

Taxonomy
Chesacardium was named by Ward (1992) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi-l T Plio-u Sepkoski's reference number: 985].

It was assigned to Cardiidae by Ward (1992); to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Cardiinae by Schneider (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1992Chesacardium Ward p. 88
2002Chesacardium Schneider p. 351 figs. Figure 25
2002Chesacardium Sepkoski

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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
subfamilyCardiinaeLamarck 1809
genusChesacardium

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. †Chesacardium Ward 1992
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Invalid names: Cardium patuxentium Glenn 1904 [synonym]
†Chesacardium leptopleura Conrad 1841
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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Todd 2001

Age range: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Late/Upper Pliocene or 20.45000 to 2.58000 Ma

Collections (68 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98USA (New Jersey) Cardium laqueatum (59722 92763) Cardium laqueatum, Cardium patuxentium (92765) Cardium patuxentium (59335 59337 59717 92759 92764)
Early/Lower Miocene - Langhian23.04 - 13.82USA (North Carolina) C. sp. 1, C. sp. 2 (173047)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98USA (Delaware) C. craticuloides (18579)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82USA (Maryland) C. craticuloides (55517 68975)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63USA (Virginia) C. sp. (71643)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63USA (Maryland) Cardium laqueatum (55396 70854 70855) Cardium laqueatum, C. laqueatum (60376 70830 70846) Cerastoderma laqueatum (79103 79104 79105 79106 79107 79108 79109 79110 79111 79112 79113 79114 79115 79352 79353) C. laqueatum (70844)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246USA (Maryland) C. laqueatum (70853 71636) C. sp. (70849 70850)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246USA (Virginia) C. laqueatum (71632 71637)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333USA (Maryland) C. laqueatum (51722 51727 59303 59304 59305 69016 69017 69032) C. sp. (59306 68978)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333USA (Virginia) C. laqueatum (71536 71618)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58USA (North Carolina) C. acutilacqueatum (151326)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58USA (Florida) C. laqueatum (80037)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58USA (North Carolina) C. acutilaqueatum (68979 69018 79341)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58USA (Virginia) C. acutilaqueatum (78260 78264 78266 78270 78272 78273 79246 79247) C. sp. (80038 80040)