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Vasticardium sewelli

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae

Taxonomy
Cardium (Trachycardium) sewelli was named by Prashad (1932). It is extant.

It was recombined as Vasticardium sewelli by Ter Poorten (2009).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1932Cardium (Trachycardium) sewelli Prashad p. 268 figs. 25-26
2009Vasticardium sewelli Ter Poorten p. 27

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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
subfamilyTrachycardiinaeStewart 1930
genusVasticardiumDall 1900
speciessewelli()

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.

Vasticardium sewelli Prashad 1932
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: shallow infaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-10-11 11:03:01
Modified: 2009-10-11 13:03:01
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Todd 2001, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available