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Pleuromeris conradiana

Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae

Taxonomy
Cardita conradiana was named by Gabb (1881). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Venericardia (Pleuromeris) conradiana by Olsson (1922); it was recombined as Pleuromeris conradiana by Hendy et al. (2008).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1881Cardita conradiana Gabb p. 377 figs. pl. 47, fig. 79
1922Venericardia (Pleuromeris) conradiana Olsson p. 217
2008Pleuromeris conradiana Hendy et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CarditioniDall 1889
orderCarditida(Dall 1889)
superfamilyCrassatelloidea(FĂ©russac 1822)
familyCarditidaeFleming 1820
genusPleuromerisConrad 1867
speciesconradiana(Gabb 1881)

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitesuperf
Environment: marinesuperf
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: semi-infaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindsuperf
Created: 2009-07-05 09:59:13
Modified: 2009-09-09 09:19:06
Source: g = genus, superf = superfamily
References: Todd 2001, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range: Pliocene or 5.33300 to 2.58800 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Costa Rica Venericardia conradiana (134667)