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Americardia guppyi

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae

Taxonomy
Cardium guppyi was named by Thiele (1910) [TYPE SPECIMEN: Type specimen is missing.]. It is extant.

It was recombined as Americardia guppyi by Abbott (1958) and Vokes (1989).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1910Cardium guppyi Thiele p. 129 figs. pl. 9, figs. 25, 26
1925Cardium (Fragum) elattocostatum Woodring p. 141 figs. pl. 19, fig. 7
1958Americardia guppyi Abbott p. 124
1989Americardia guppyi Vokes p. 123

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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
subfamilyFraginaeStewart 1930
genusAmericardia()
speciesguppyi(Thiele 1910)

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.

Americardia guppyi Thiele 1910
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Invalid names: Cardium (Fragum) elattocostatum Woodring 1925 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: infaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 07:19:40
Modified: 2009-09-09 09:19:40
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Todd 2001, Sanchez Roig 1926, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Messinian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 7.24600 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene23.03 - 5.333Dominican Republic Americardia guppyi (74913)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Dominican Republic Americardia guppyi (131478)
Messinian - Zanclean7.246 - 3.6Dominican Republic Americardia guppyi (74967)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Dominican Republic Americardia guppyi (74964 90615)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Jamaica Cardium elattocostatum (58522) Fragum elattocostatum (69093 69094)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Venezuela Americardia guppyi (131218)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117Jamaica Americardia guppyi (80407 80408)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Cayman Islands Americardia guppyi (80837 80853 80854)