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Byssocardium emarginatum

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae

Taxonomy
Cardium emarginatum was named by Deshayes (1829). It is not extant. Its type locality is Valmondois (Deshayes collection), which is in a Bartonian carbonate horizon in France. It is the type species of Byssocardium.

It was recombined as Byssocardium emarginatum by Munier-Chalmas (1882), Schneider (1998).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1829Cardium emarginatum Deshayes
1882Byssocardium emarginatum Munier-Chalmas p. 228
1998Byssocardium emarginatum Schneider

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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
subfamilyTridacninae(Lamarck 1819)
genusByssocardium
speciesemarginatum()

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.

Byssocardium emarginatum Deshayes 1829
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Grouping: solitaryf
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: stationarysubf
Attached: yessubf
Life habit: epifaunalsubf
Diet: photosymbioticsubf
Diet 2: suspension feedersubf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-01 19:16:05
Modified: 2010-02-17 01:38:50
Source: subf = subfamily, f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

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 - 37.71France Cardium emarginatum (184818)