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Hemicardium degregorii

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae

Taxonomy
Hemicardium degregorii was named by de Zigno (1881). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Monte Duello, which is in a Bartonian marine limestone in the Orizzonte di Roncà Formation of Italy.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
H. baro, H. guichardi, H. hemicardium

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1881Hemicardium degregorii de Zigno p. 787 figs. Plate XV, Fig. 21-23

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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
genusHemicardiumSchweigger 1820
speciesdegregorii

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.

†Hemicardium degregorii de Zigno 1881
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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: Bartonian or 41.03000 to 37.71000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Italy (Verona) Hemicardium degregorii (type locality: 48159)