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Glossus (Miocardiopsis)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Glossidae

Taxonomy
Miocardiopsis was named as a genus. It is not extant.

It was reranked as Glossus (Miocardiopsis) by Cox et al. (1969).

It was assigned to Glossus by Cox et al. (1969); and to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1969Glossus (Miocardiopsis) Cox et al. p. N658
2002Miocardiopsis Sepkoski

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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
Veneroidei(Gray 1854)
VeneroiteiGray 1854
superfamilyGlossoidea(Gray 1847)
familyGlossidaeGray 1847
genusGlossusPoli 1795
subgenusMiocardiopsis

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.

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Miocardiopsis korobkovi Meszaros 1957
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-08-18 18:16:53
Modified: 2009-09-09 15:39:10
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Maastrichtian to the top of the Middle Miocene or 72.20000 to 11.63000 Ma

Collections (19 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Texas) Miocardiopsis hendersoni (1296 1392) Miocardiopsis hendersoni, Miocardiopsis shumardi (1393)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Poland Miocardiopsis trapezoidale (1321)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (New Jersey) Miocardiopsis sp. (1313)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Germany Miocardiopsis trapezoidale (1349)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Denmark Meiocardiopsis sp. (35039)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Denmark Meiocardiopsis sp. (35040)
Danian66.0 - 61.66France Miocardiopsis faxeensis (20816)
Early/Lower Eocene56.0 - 48.07United Kingdom (England) Miocardiopsis sp. (8105)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07United Kingdom (England) Miocardiopsis sp. (8104)
Bartonian - Priabonian41.03 - 33.9Romania Miocardiopsis isocardioides (101876)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9Australia (Western Australia) Glossus sp. (48441)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Romania Miocardiopsis korobkovi (102030) Miocardiopsis ovalinus, Miocardiopsis korobkovi (101968 102024)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Romania Miocardiopsis korohkovi (187379) Miocardiopsis praelongatus (101971)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Bulgaria Miocardiopsis deshayesi (60289)