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Beguina

Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae

Taxonomy
Beguina was named by Röding (1798) [m. kosnik taxon no: 8352]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Carditinae by Vokes (1980); and to Carditidae by Lamprell and Whitehead (1992).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1798Beguina Röding
1980Beguina Vokes p. 117
1992Beguina Lamprell and Whitehead p. 56

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CarditioniDall 1889
orderCarditida(Dall 1889)
superfamilyCrassatelloidea(Férussac 1822)
familyCarditidaeFleming 1820
subfamilyCarditinaeFleming 1820
genusBeguinaRöding 1798

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.

G. Beguina Röding 1798
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Subg. Beguina (Jesonia) Gray
Subg. Beguina (Mytilicardita) Herrmannsen 1847
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Mytilicardia curta Tate 1886
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitesuperf
Environment: marinesuperf
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindsuperf
Created: 2009-08-17 20:23:42
Modified: 2009-08-17 22:23:42
Source: f = family, superf = superfamily
References: Eames 1951, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Priabonian to the top of the Badenian or 37.71000 to 12.80000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 33.9 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Australia (South Australia) Mytilicardia curta (71407)
Badenian13.82 - 12.8Romania B. diversicosta (123135)