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Pachycardia plieningeri

Bivalvia - Unionida - Pachycardiidae

Taxonomy
Pachycardia plieningeri was named by Broili (1904). It is not extant. Its type locality is Pachycardientuff Fauna, Seiser Alm, which is in a Longobardian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Cassian Formation of Italy.

It was synonymized subjectively with Pachycardia rugosa by Waagen (1907).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1904Pachycardia plieningeri Broili

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
UniomorphiGray 1854
UnioniGray 1854
UnionataGray 1854
orderUnionida(Stoliczka 1871)
suborderUnionidinaGray 1854
superfamilyUnionoidea(Fleming 1828)
familyPachycardiidaeCox 1961
genusPachycardiaHauer 1857
speciesplieningeri

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.

Pachycardia plieningeri Broili 1904
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Environment: freshwatero
Locomotion: facultatively mobilec
Life habit: infaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2017-04-17 10:29:05
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:29:05
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Bush and Bambach 2015

Age range: base of the Longobardian to the top of the Julian or 239.48000 to 233.60000 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ladinian241.464 - 237.0Italy Pachycardia plieningeri (201999 202000 202001 202028 202029 202030 202031 202032 202037 202038 202039 202040)
Longobardian239.48 - 237.0Italy (Trentino) Pachycardia plieningeri (type locality: 44953)
Julian237.0 - 233.6Italy (Lombardy) Pachycardia plieningeri (85241)