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Cardiola retrostriatum

Bivalvia - Cyrtodontida - Cardiolidae

Taxonomy
Venericardia retrostriatum was named by von Buch (1832).

It was recombined as Cardiola retrostriatum by Sandberger and Sandberger (1854).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1832Venericardia retrostriatum von Buch
1854Cardiola retrostriatum Sandberger and Sandberger

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
ArcioniGray 1854
orderCyrtodontidaScarlato and Starobogatov 1971
suborderPraecardiidina()
PraecardioideiNewell 1965
superfamilyCardioloideaHoernes 1884
familyCardiolidaeHoernes 1884
genusCardiolaBroderip 1839
speciesretrostriatum(von Buch 1832)

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.

Cardiola retrostriatum von Buch 1832
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 10 to < 100g
Thickness: intermediateg
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Locomotion: facultatively mobilesubc
Life habit: epifaunalsubc
Diet: suspension feedersubc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-05 13:22:17
Modified: 2009-06-05 15:22:17
Source: g = genus, subc = subclass, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009, Eaton 1871
Collections
No collection or age range data are available