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Mactromya cardioides

Bivalvia - Lucinida - Mactromyidae

Taxonomy
Corbula cardioides was named by Phillips (1829).

It was recombined as Unicardium cardioides by Chen (1982) and Gahr (2002); it was recombined as Mactromya cardioides by Valls et al. (2004) and Paredes et al. (2013).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. altera, M. aspasia, M. carnesi, M. concentrica, M. eamesi, M. equisetitis, M. parvula

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1829Corbula cardioides Phillips
1982Unicardium cardioides Chen p. 410 figs. Pl 3, fig 18
2002Unicardium cardioides Gahr
2004Mactromya cardioides Valls et al. p. 161 figs. Pl 2, figs 11-14
2013Mactromya cardioides Paredes et al. figs. Pl 1, fig 27

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
—CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
—CardioniFerussac 1822
—LucinidiaGray 1854
orderLucinida(Stoliczka 1871)
superfamilyLucinoideaFleming 1828
familyMactromyidaeCox 1929
genusMactromyaAgassiz 1843
speciescardioides(Phillips 1829)

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.

†Mactromya cardioides Phillips 1829
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height1724.517.736.824.54.53
valve height526.622.832.826.74.21

Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilesuperf
Life habit: infaunalsuperf
Diet: chemosymbioticsuperf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 13:48:27
Modified: 2009-09-09 16:06:59
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range: base of the Hettangian to the top of the Pliensbachian or 201.30000 to 182.70000 Ma

Collections (71 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Hettangian201.3 - 199.3Denmark Mactromya cardioides (142010 142012)
Bucklandi196.5 - 189.6China (Guangdong) Unicardium cardioides (150402)
Early/Lower Sinemurian196.5 - 189.6Denmark Mactromya cardioides (142069 142070)
Late/Upper Sinemurian196.5 - 189.6Denmark Mactromya cardioides (142071)
Oxynotum196.5 - 189.6Portugal Mactromya cardioides (159047)
Pliensbachian190.8 - 182.7Portugal (Coimbra) Mactromya cardioides (225384 225385 225386)
Pliensbachian190.8 - 182.7Spain Mactromya cardioides (211296 211869 211870 212190 212212 212214)
Pliensbachian190.8 - 182.7United Kingdom Mactromya cardioides (213655)
Davoei189.6 - 183.0Spain (Aragon) Mactromya cardioides (146719 146723 146724 146730 146820)
Ibex189.6 - 183.0Spain (Aragon) Mactromya cardioides (146714 146718 146815 146817 146818)
Jamesoni189.6 - 183.0Spain (Aragon) Mactromya cardioides (146669 146670 146797 146798 146800 146806)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian189.6 - 183.0United Kingdom (Gloucestershire) Mactromya cardioides (204120)
Early/Lower Toarcian183.0 - 182.0Spain (Teruel) Mactromya cardioides (211170 211174 211175 211178 211187 211192 211195 211199 211200 211201 211202 211203 211205 211207 211208 211213 211215)
Early/Lower Toarcian183.0 - 182.0United Kingdom Mactromya cardioides (213673 213678 213686 213690)
Early/Lower Toarcian183.0 - 182.0Spain Unicardium cardioides (25620 25621 25675 25774 25775 25776 25777 25780 25781 25944 26141 26148 26386 26389)
Early/Lower Toarcian - Middle Toarcian183.0 - 175.6Spain Unicardium cardioides (25773 51613)