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Clinocardium (Ciliatocardium) yakatagense

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae

Taxonomy
Cardium (Ceratoderma) yakatagensis was named by Clark (1932). It is extant. Its type specimen is UCMP 30384. Its type locality is UCMP 3860, which is in a Chattian marine horizon in the Yakataga Formation of Alaska.

It was recombined as Clinocardium yakatagense by Keen (1936) and Keen (1954); it was recombined as Ciliatocardium yakatagense by Kafanov (1980), Kafanov (2002); it was recombined as Clinocardium (Ciliatocardium) yakatagense by Hendy (2020).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1932Cardium (Ceratoderma) yakatagensis Clark p. 813 figs. Pl. 18, fig. 8
1936Clinocardium yakatagense Keen p. 120
1954Clinocardium yakatagense Keen p. 20
1980Ciliatocardium yakatagense Kafanov p. 313
2002Ciliatocardium yakatagense Kafanov
2020Clinocardium (Ciliatocardium) yakatagense Hendy

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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
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
CardioideiFerussac 1822
superfamilyCardioidea(Lamarck 1809)
familyCardiidaeLamarck 1809
Neocardiids
EucardiidsSchneider 1995
subfamilyClinocardiinaeKafanov 1975
genusClinocardiumKafanov 1974
subgenusCiliatocardium
speciesyakatagense()

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: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-07-04 09:31:14
Modified: 2009-08-17 22:21:59
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Todd 2001

Age range: Chattian or 27.30000 to 23.04000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chattian27.3 - 23.04USA (Alaska) Cardium yakatagensis (type locality: 195959)