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Schedocardia etheringtoni

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae

Taxonomy
Loxocardium etheringtoni was named by Effinger (1938). Its type specimen is UCMP 33524, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Loxocardium (Schedocardia) etheringtoni by Weaver (1942); it was recombined as Schedocardia etheringtoni by Hendy (2020).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1938Loxocardium etheringtoni Effinger p. 370 figs. pl. 45, figs. 6, 7
1942Loxocardium (Schedocardia) etheringtoni Weaver p. 155
2020Schedocardia etheringtoni 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
RankNameAuthor
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
CardioideiFerussac 1822
superfamilyCardioidea(Lamarck 1809)
familyCardiidaeLamarck 1809
Neocardiids
EucardiidsSchneider 1995
subfamilyCardiinaeLamarck 1809
genusSchedocardia()
speciesetheringtoni()

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.

Schedocardia etheringtoni Effinger 1938
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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: Todd 2001, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Late/Upper Eocene or 37.20000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9USA (Washington) Loxocardium etheringtoni (40733)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9USA (Washington) Cardium lincolnensis (4900)