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Trigoniocardia graniferum

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae

Taxonomy
Cardium graniferum was named by Broderip and Sowerby (1829). It is extant.

It was recombined as Trigoniocardia (Trigoniocardia) granifera by Woodring (1982); it was recombined as Trigoniocardia graniferum by Coan and Valentich-Scott (2012).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Cardium colosseum, T. ceramida, T. maturensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1829Cardium graniferum Broderip and Sowerby
1982Trigoniocardia (Trigoniocardia) granifera Woodring p. 642
2012Trigoniocardia graniferum Coan and Valentich-Scott p. 421

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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
genusTrigoniocardiaDall 1900
speciesgraniferum(Broderip and Sowerby 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.

Trigoniocardia graniferum Broderip and Sowerby 1829
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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 07:21:28
Modified: 2009-09-09 09:21:28
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926, Todd 2001

Age range: base of the Gelasian to the top of the Holocene or 2.58800 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806Ecuador (Manabi) Cardium graniferum (51879)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Ecuador (Manabi) Trigoniocardia granifera (48664)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Costa Rica Cardium graniferum (66777)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Panama (Panama) Trigoniocardia granifera (160395)