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Pygocardia

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Arcticidae

Taxonomy
Pygocardia was named by Fischer (1887) [Sepkoski's age data: T Ol T Plio].

It was assigned to Arcticidae by Vokes (1980); and to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1887Pygocardia Fischer
1980Pygocardia Vokes p. 157
2002Pygocardia Sepkoski

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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
Veneroidei(Gray 1854)
VeneroiteiGray 1854
superfamilyArcticoidea(Newton 1891)
familyArcticidaeNewton 1891
genusPygocardiaFischer 1887

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. †Pygocardia Fischer 1887
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Pygocardia rustica Sowerby 1818
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobileo
Life habit: infaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 12:26:58
Modified: 2004-02-28 14:26:58
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Chattian to the top of the Gelasian or 27.30000 to 1.80000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 23.04 Ma

Collections (21 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Denmark (Jylland) P. cyprinoides (9170)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6United Kingdom (England) Cyprina rustica (84763 84795 84992)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Belgium P. rustica (86802 126155)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Belgium P. rustica (80674)
Zanclean - Piacenzian5.333 - 2.58Netherlands (Noord-Brabant) P. sp. (59003)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Iceland P. rustica (34958 34960)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58United Kingdom (England) Cyprina rustica (84759 84796)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Belgium P. rustica (86803 86804 86805 86806)
Gelasian2.58 - 1.8Belgium P. rustica (86807 86808)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Iceland P. rustica (79894 79897 79979)