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Cardium (Cerastoderma) corbis (Pacific cockle)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae

Taxonomy
Cardium corbis was named by Martyn (1784). It is extant.

It was recombined as Laevicardium (Cerastoderma) corbis by Grant and IV and Gale (1931); it was recombined as Cardium (Cerastoderma) corbis by Etherington (1931).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. aclinensis, C. acuticostatum, C. alabamense, C. andreae, C. andreae, C. arabica, C. arcella, C. aubersonense, C. becksi, C. belgradensis, C. bellegardense, C. bicostatum, C. biostatum, C. bojorum, C. breweri, C. brooksvillensis, C. burdigalinum, C. carolinensis, C. cedrelarum, C. cenomanense, C. centimplanum, C. centralis, C. choffati, C. cognatum, C. constantii, C. corallium, C. costae, C. cottaldi, C. cottaldinum, C. coutinhoi, C. dalmatinum, C. disaiinile, C. dupuchnesse, C. echinatum, C. echinatum, C. edgari, C. egerense, C. elequahensis, C. enfaulense, C. erinaceum, C. facetum, C. fasciatum, C. fittoni, C. forbesi, C. formosum, C. gentianum, C. germani, C. gigas, C. gillieroni, C. gracile, C. gryphina, C. heeri, C. heinzelini, C. hercegowinense, C. hernandoense, C. hernandoensis, C. hispidifomre, C. hispidiforme, C. hispidiformis, C. hortensium, C. ibbetsoni, C. imbricatarium, C. impressum, C. inbricatarium, C. indistinctum, C. jaccardi, C. kanleanum, C. kinsimarae, C. knappi, C. kochi, C. kokanicum, C. kuemmeli, C. kunstleri, C. lacteana, C. lamarcki, C. landeronense, C. laqueatum, C. latisulcum, C. leucostoma, C. lineolatum, C. lipoldi, C. lissoni, C. lithopodolicum, C. longstreeti, C. luculensis, C. martini, C. meriani, C. muliradiatum, C. muticum, C. naganoense, C. neglectum, C. nequam, C. nucleolum, C. obsoletum, C. ottoi, C. pallasianum, C. panastrum, C. papyraceum, C. paucicostatum, C. peregrinum, C. petilum, C. phillipianum, C. pinnatulum, C. plicatofittoni, C. polyptycum, C. precursor, C. problematicum, C. protractum, C. pseudomusculatum, C. puelchun, C. pulchella, C. pulchrum, C. ragazzonii, C. raritanensis, C. raulinianum, C. reticulatum, C. rittergulderi, C. rouyanum, C. rugosum, C. sandigii, C. saportae, C. sarmaticum, C. sayri, C. scabrum, C. schweinfurthi, C. scrabrum, C. semigranulatum, C. serrula, C. squamiferum, C. subelongatum, C. subhillanum, C. sublineatum, C. suborbicularis, C. suezensis, C. suicum, C. suwannense, C. taurinum, C. tenuicostatum, C. thetregyinense, C. thunense, C. tintinabularum, C. transcarpaticum, C. transilvanicum, C. triangulatum, C. turonicum, C. valdense, C. verveceum, C. vervecum, C. vindobonense, C. vindobonense, C. viridarii, C. volckmanni, C. voltzi, C. colosseum, C. ctenolium, C. propeciliare, C. acuticostatum, C. arcella, C. druidicum, C. edule, C. gleichenbergense, C. panastrum, C. phylyctaena, C. sueziense, C. vindobonense, C. soaresanum, C. pinellasense, C. apateticum, C. estacianum, C. javanum, C. proavitum, C. sellardsi, C. triboleti, C. auberti, C. mansfieldi, C. norvegium, C. beckei, C. indistinctum, C. indistinctum, C. auricula, C. hopneri, C. wadei, C. bulbosum, C. spinosum, C. minimum, C. nicolletti, C. hians, C. rothpletzi, C. hanpeizanense, C. anclotense, C. brooksvillense, C. coutinhoi, C. delphicum, C. hernandoense, C. hortensium, C. inconspicuum, C. laddi, C. leucostomum, C. malacum, C. oedalium, C. oedalium, C. paraense, C. peruvianum, C. plectopleura, C. silicatum, C. stiriatum, C. striatum, C. ustrix, C. viridarii, C. virile, C. waylandi, C. zorritense, C. zorritoensis, C. berberum, C. colosseum, C. deadenense, C. haitense, C. haitense, C. protoalicum, C. sanctisebastiani, C. thaumastum, C. affinis, Cerastoderma acutilaqueatum, Cerastoderma arcella, Cerastoderma bomasense, Cerastoderma carlotae, Cerastoderma edule, Cerastoderma edule, Cerastoderma gleichenbergensis, Cerastoderma latisulcum, Cerastoderma leptopleurum, Cerastoderma lithopodolica, Cerastoderma margaritacea, Cerastoderma michelotti, Cerastoderma protracta, Cerastoderma rutenica, Cerastoderma sociale, Cerastoderma vindobonense, Cerastoderma vindobonensis, Cerastoderma bakeri

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1784Cardium corbis Martyn
1895Cardium corbis Ashley p. 344
1922Cardium corbis Trask p. 150 figs. plate 5, figure 3
1931Cardium (Cerastoderma) corbis Etherington p. 77 figs. Plate 5, figure 11
1931Laevicardium (Cerastoderma) corbis Grant, IV and Gale p. 307 figs. Plate 19, Figures 14, 17

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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
genusCardiumMörch 1853
subgenusCerastoderma
speciescorbis(Martyn 1784)

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.

Cardium (Cerastoderma) corbis Martyn 1784 [Pacific cockle]
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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: Todd 2001, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Miocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 23.04000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98USA (California) Cardium corbis (238183)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58USA (California) Cardium corbis (215294 216433)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58USA (California) Laevicardium corbis (200398)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (California) Cardium corbis (207886)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Cardium corbis (222661 240580)