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Apiocardia obovale

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae

Taxonomy
Cardium obovale was named by Sowerby (1833). It is extant.

It was recombined as Trigoniocardia obovalis by Cantalamessa et al. (2005); it was recombined as Apiocardia obovale by Coan and Valentich-Scott (2012).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1833Cardium obovale Sowerby p. 84
2005Trigoniocardia obovalis Cantalamessa et al.
2012Apiocardia obovale Coan and Valentich-Scott p. 417

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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
genusApiocardiaDall 1900
speciesobovale(Sowerby 1833)

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.

Apiocardia obovale Sowerby 1833
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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 07:21:14
Modified: 2009-09-09 09:21:14
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Todd 2001, Sanchez Roig 1926, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Piacenzian to the top of the Holocene or 3.60000 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Costa Rica Cardium obovale (66792)
Piacenzian - Gelasian3.6 - 1.806Ecuador (Manabi) Cardium obovale (51878)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806Ecuador (Manabi) Cardium obovale (51879)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Ecuador (Manabi) Trigoniocardia obovalis (48664 48665)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Panama (Panama) Apiocardia obovale (160395)