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Patrocardia evolvens

Bivalvia - Myalinida - Lunulacardiidae

Taxonomy
Lunulicardium evolvens was named by Barrande (1881).

It was recombined as Patrocardia evolvens by Kříž (1999).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. analogum, P. bohemica, P. calva, P. celloni, P. eximia, P. novella, P. tarda

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1881Lunulicardium evolvens Barrande pp. 153-154 figs. pl. 231, figs. I—IV; pl. 232, figs. I-V
1999Patrocardia evolvens Kříž p. 303 figs. PI. 10, Figs. 11, 12, 16, 17, 21, 22, 26

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
—OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
—OstreioniFerussac 1822
—MyalinataPaul 1939
orderMyalinidaPaul 1939
superfamilyAmbonychioidea(Miller 1877)
familyLunulacardiidaeFischer 1887
genusPatrocardiaFischer 1887
speciesevolvens()

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.

†Patrocardia evolvens Barrande 1881
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Composition 2: low Mg calcitef
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 1.0 to < 10g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 10 to < 100g
Thickness: intermediateg
Folds: minorg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Locomotion: facultatively mobilesubc
Life habit: epifaunalsubc
Diet: suspension feedersubc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-05 13:38:54
Modified: 2009-06-05 15:38:54
Source: g = genus, f = family, subc = subclass, c = class
References: Cox et al. 1969, Aberhan et al. 2004, Eaton 1871

Age range: base of the Pridoli to the top of the Early/Lower Emsian or 423.00000 to 402.50000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pridoli423.0 - 419.2Italy (Sardinia) Patrocardia evolvens (26190)
Pridoli423.0 - 419.2Czech Republic Patrocardia evolvens (14080)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8Czech Republic Patrocardia evolvens (14082 14187 14188)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8France Patrocardia evolvens (14186)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8Italy (Sardinia) Patrocardia evolvens (26189)
Early/Lower Devonian419.2 - 393.3Austria Patrocardia evolvens (233161)
Early/Lower Emsian409.1 - 402.5Morocco Patrocardia evolvens (150334 150361)