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Palaeocardita

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Palaeocarditidae

Taxonomy
Palaeocardita was named by Conrad (1867) [Sepkoski's age data: P Guad-u Tr Rhae]. It is not extant. Its type is Cardium austriacum.

It was assigned to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002); to Palaeocarditinae by Vokes (1980) and Bouchet et al. (2010); and to Carditidae by Ros-Franch et al. (2014).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1867Palaeocardita Conrad
1980Palaeocardita Vokes p. 119
2002Palaeocardita Sepkoski
2010Palaeocardita Bouchet et al.
2014Palaeocardita Ros-Franch et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
familyPalaeocarditidae(Chavan 1969)
genusPalaeocarditaConrad 1867

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. †Palaeocardita Conrad 1867
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Palaeocardita buruca Boehm 1906
Palaeocardita carinata Hautmann 2001
Palaeocardita glaukos McLearn 1941
Palaeocardita iranica Hautmann 2001
Palaeocardita quadrata Trechmann 1917
Palaeocardita silberlingi Newton et al. 1987
Palaeocardita singularis Healey 1908
Palaeocardita stoecklini Hautmann 2001
Palaeocardita trapezoidalis Krumbeck 1913
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height318.815.524.117.84.45
valve height714.94.2043.023.213.6

Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilec
Life habit: infaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 11:33:36
Modified: 2010-02-12 03:59:35
Source: c = class
Reference: Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Julian to the top of the Bajocian or 235.00000 to 168.30000 Ma

Collections (154 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Carnian237.0 - 228.0China (Sichuan) P. langnongensis (25405)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Thailand P. singularis (44815) P. sp. (34566)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Vietnam (Ninh Binh) P. sp. (205956)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0New Zealand P. quadrata (201932 201939)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Switzerland P. pichleri (69249)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Peru Cardita singularis (206476)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Italy P. sp. (170920)
Late/Upper Triassic237.0 - 201.4Indonesia (West Sumatra) Cardita singularis (204432 204434 204435)
Late/Upper Triassic237.0 - 201.4Mexico (Sonora) P. peruviana (41020)
Late/Upper Triassic237.0 - 201.4Germany Cardita austriaca (202142)
Julian235.0 - 232.0Italy P. beneckei (34692 69653 69661 69679) P. beneckei, P. pichleri (69677)
Tuvalian232.0 - 221.5Canada (British Columbia) P. glaukos (106178) P. sp. (67003)
Tuvalian - Lacian232.0 - 215.56China (Sichuan) P. trapezoidalis (25406)
Norian228.0 - 208.5Oman P. trapezoidalis (41213)
Norian228.0 - 208.5Mexico (Sonora) P. peruviana (39172)
Norian228.0 - 208.5Japan P. sp. (98643)
Norian228.0 - 208.5USA (Nevada) P. sp. (210689 210690)
Norian228.0 - 208.5China (Qinghai) P. sp. (75985)
Norian228.0 - 208.5United Arab Emirates P. buruca (41203) P. buruca, P. trapezoidalis (41201)
Norian228.0 - 208.5Peru Cardita singularis (206477) P. peruviana (71787)
Norian228.0 - 208.5Indonesia (Timor) P. buruca (205283 205463 205471)
Norian228.0 - 208.5Thailand P. trapezoidalis (44816)
Norian228.0 - 208.5Indonesia (Maluku) Cardita buruca (204488)
Norian - Rhaetian228.0 - 201.3Myanmar (Shan) P. singularis (44823)
Norian - Rhaetian228.0 - 201.3United Arab Emirates P. buruca (101399)
Norian - Rhaetian228.0 - 201.3Chile (Antofagasta) P. peruviana (98589 98590)
Norian - Rhaetian228.0 - 201.3Laos P. singularis (44796)
Norian - Rhaetian228.0 - 201.3Australia (Western Australia) P. globiformis (100308) P. sp. (100309)
Norian - Rhaetian228.0 - 201.3USA (Nevada) P. sp. (210696 210697 210698)
Lacian221.5 - 215.56USA (Oregon) P. silberlingi (33294)
Lacian221.5 - 215.56Indonesia (Maluku) Cardita buruca (204327 204486) Cardita buruca, Cardita trapezoidalis (204487) P. sp. (204318)
Lacian - Alaunian221.5 - 212.0China (Sichuan) P. sp. (25402)
Alaunian215.56 - 212.0Iran P. iranica (106268)
Alaunian - Sevatian215.56 - 205.6Mexico (Sonora) P. peruviana (34983)
Alaunian - Sevatian215.56 - 205.6Indonesia Cardita trapezoidalis (204424 204491)
Sevatian212.0 - 205.6Iran P. globiformis (49148) P. iranica (49326 49328 49508 49609) P. stoecklini (49145 49566 49568 49605 49662) P. stoecklini, P. iranica (49321 49323 49569)
Sevatian - Rhaetian212.0 - 201.3Iran P. iranica (48977)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3France Cardita austriaca (62031)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Argentina (Mendoza) P. peruviana (50817 132716 132723)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3China P. trapezoidalis (75198)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Italy (Lombardy) Cardita austriaca (38083 38118)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Hungary (Veszprem) Cardita austriaca (203350 203351)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Italy (Trento) Cardita austriaca (232118 232119)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Canada (British Columbia) P. sp. (100587 100588)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Italy Cardita austriaca (204938 204948 204950 204951 204952 204975) P. minuta, P. austriaca (38167) P. multiradiata, P. minuta, P. talegii, P. austriaca (38168)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Austria P. austr. (32885 32887 32888 32889 32890) P. austriaca (27933 27936 27937 27938 27953 27966 27979 27981 27983 27986 27988 28094 28096 28099 28502 28505 28509 28510 28512 28514 28515 28580 28581 28582 28583 28595 28598 28607 28608 28797 28809 28810 28822 28824 28826 28828 28833 28837 61007 61008 115335) P. multiradiata (115317) P. sp. (61018) P. sp. A (115323 115353)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Switzerland P. austriaca (172800)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Iran P. buruca (41330) P. carinata (48974) P. iranica (48967 48969 48970 48971 48972 49033 49331)
Toarcian182.7 - 174.1New Zealand P. sp. (63814)
Bajocian170.3 - 168.3China P. sp. (225728)