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Carditamera affinis

Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae

Taxonomy
Cardita affinis was named by Sowerby (1823) [DISTRIBUTION: Pliocene-Recent; California, Baja California]. It is extant.

It was recombined as Glans affinis by Grant and Gale (1931) and Durham (1950); it was recombined as Carditamera (Bryssomera) affinis by Olsson (1961); it was recombined as Cardita (Bryssomera) affinis by Keen (1971), Moore (1992); it was recombined as Carditamera affinis by Coan and Valentich-Scott (2012).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1823Cardita affinis Sowerby p. 195
1843Cardita volucris Reeve figs. pl. 4
1854Cardita californica Deshayes p. 100
1931Glans affinis Grant and Gale p. 278
1950Glans affinis Durham p. 72
1961Carditamera (Bryssomera) affinis Olsson pp. 189-190
1971Cardita (Bryssomera) affinis Keen p. 107
1992Cardita (Bryssomera) affinis Moore p. 11
2012Carditamera affinis Coan and Valentich-Scott p. 377

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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(Férussac 1822)
familyCarditidaeFleming 1820
genusCarditameraConrad 1838
speciesaffinis(Sowerby 1823)

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.

Carditamera affinis Sowerby 1823
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Invalid names: Cardita californica Deshayes 1854 [synonym], Cardita volucris Reeve 1843 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitesuperf
Environment: marinesuperf
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesg
Life habit: infaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindsuperf
Created: 2009-07-04 09:39:17
Modified: 2009-07-04 11:39:17
Source: g = genus, superf = superfamily
References: Todd 2001, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Pliocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 5.33300 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Trinidad and Tobago Carditamera affinis (60410 60644 60649 60659)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Mexico Cardita affinis, Glans affinis (147802) Glans affinis (96870)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Mexico (Baja California Sur) Glans affinis (89597)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Mexico (Sonora) Cardita affinis (44963)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Panama (Panama) Carditamera affinis (160394)