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Solecardia

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Galeommatidae

Taxonomy
Solecardia was named by Conrad (1849) [Sepkoski's age data: T Plio R]. It is extant. Its type is Solecardia eburnea.

It was assigned to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Galeommatidae by Glenn (1904) and Coan and Valentich-Scott (2012).

Species
S. eburnea (type species), S. venada

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1849Solecardia Conrad
1904Solecardia Glenn p. 323
2002Solecardia Sepkoski
2012Solecardia Coan and Valentich-Scott p. 488

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
RankNameAuthor
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderLeptonidinaDall 1889
superfamilyGaleommatoidea(Gray 1840)
familyGaleommatidaeGray 1840
genusSolecardiaConrad 1849

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. Solecardia Conrad 1849
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Solecardia eburnea Conrad 1849
Solecardia venada Olsson 1961
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: stationaryf
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-07-06 16:22:00
Modified: 2009-08-17 22:27:36
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Todd 2001

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Serravallian to the top of the Early/Lower Pleistocene or 13.82000 to 0.78100 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 11.62 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62USA (Maryland) S. cossmani (79103)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Ecuador (Manabi) Bornia venada (48665) S. sp. (48664)