Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Protocardia umkwelanensis

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae

Taxonomy
Protocardium hillanum umkwelanensis was named by Etheridge (1904).

It was recombined as Protocardia umkwelanensis by Cooper (2003), Lehmann et al. (2022).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Cardium nicolletti, P. africana, P. anglica, P. anglica, P. barneyi, P. beiha, P. bella, P. besairiei, P. bipi, P. concinna, P. consobrina, P. contusa, P. coquandi, P. delicatula, P. dufrenoyi, P. dyenisea, P. dyonisea, P. eparcyensis, P. filosa, P. gigantea, P. grandidieri, P. hepingxiangensis, P. hillama, P. hillanum, P. ibukii, P. impressa, P. jacksonense, P. judaica, P. lycetti, P. meridionalis, P. moabitica, P. morinica, P. morrisea, P. moshuiwanensis, P. moutai, P. multistriata, P. olea, P. oxynoti, P. parahillana, P. peralraensis, P. peraltaensis, P. peregrina, P. pertenuis, P. pervinquierei, P. phillipiana, P. phillipsi, P. querangeri, P. rahmuensis, P. rara, P. regulare, P. schencki, P. schenki, P. schucherti, P. semidecussata, P. semipunctata, P. shehuensis, P. silicea, P. sislimanensis, P. sphaeroidalis, P. sphaeroidea, P. spillmani, P. striata, P. strickland, P. striuatula, P. subhillanum, P. subrhaetica, P. substricklandi, P. subtruncata, P. suprajurensis, P. tenuicostata, P. texana, P. tikechkachensis, P. timberensis, P. torta, P. tosensis, P. milana, P. guadalupense, P. marcosensis, P. sphaeroidea, P. spillmani, P. africana, P. amanoi, P. buckmani, P. coquandi, P. dyonisea, P. goradongarensis, P. goradongarensis, P. grandidieri, P. hepingxiangensis, P. hiraigensis, P. ibukii, P. inaii, P. kachchhensis, P. keerae, P. kurumensis, P. lodraniensis, P. lycetti, P. lycetti, P. morii, P. onoi, P. patchamensis, P. peraltaensis, P. peregrina, P. phillipiana, P. prisca, P. sastry, P. subtruncata, P. tosensis, P. bannesianum

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1904Protocardium hillanum umkwelanensis Etheridge
2003Protocardia umkwelanensis Cooper p. 151 figs. 5A-C
2022Protocardia umkwelanensis Lehmann et al.

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
—CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
—CardioniFerussac 1822
—CardiidiaFerussac 1822
—CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
—CardioideiFerussac 1822
superfamilyCardioidea(Lamarck 1809)
familyCardiidaeLamarck 1809
subfamilyProtocardiinaeReuss 1846
genusProtocardia(Beyrich 1845)
speciesumkwelanensis(Etheridge 1904)

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.

†Protocardia umkwelanensis Etheridge 1904
show all | hide all
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: base of the Cenomanian to the top of the Middle Santonian or 100.50000 to 83.60000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cenomanian - Coniacian100.5 - 85.7Namibia (||Kharas) Protocardia umkwelanensis (241757)
Middle Santonian85.7 - 83.6Angola Protocardia umkwelanensis (210904)