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Carditinae

Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae

Taxonomy
Carditinae was named by Fleming (1820) [m. kosnik taxon no: 9249]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Carditidae by Vokes (1980), Freneix et al. (1988), Beu et al. (1990), Bouchet et al. (2010), Carter et al. (2011) and Mendir et al. (2021).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1820Carditinae Fleming
1980Carditinae Vokes p. 117
1988Carditinae Freneix et al. p. 422
1990Carditinae Beu et al. p. 397
2010Carditinae Bouchet et al.
2011Carditinae Carter et al. p. 14
2021Carditinae Mendir et al. p. 15

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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
subfamilyCarditinaeFleming 1820

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.

Subfm. Carditinae Fleming 1820
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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
G. Cardites Link 1807
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Cardites antiquata Linnaeus 1758
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Invalid names: Cardita cuvieri Broderip 1832 [synonym]
Cardites ovalis Rosenberg et al. 2006
G. †Maghrebella Freneix 1972
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†Maghrebella forgemoli Coquand 1862
G. Strophocardia Olsson 1961
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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 Late/Upper Aptian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 122.46000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 113.0 Ma

Collections (80 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 113.0Egypt Maghrebella deserti (151611)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Algeria Maghrebella forgemoli (220823)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Egypt Maghrebella forgemoli (114873)
Early/Lower Cenomanian - Middle Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Egypt Maghrebella forgemoli (114785)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Egypt Cardita forgemoli (140952) Maghrebella deserti (114795) Maghrebella deserti, Maghrebella forgemoli (114810) Maghrebella forgemoli (114793 114794 114798)
Middle Cenomanian - Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Egypt Maghrebella forgemoli (114792)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71USA (New Jersey) Venericardia antiquata (88090)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Australia (South Australia) Mytilicardia curta (71407)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Italy Cardites antiquatus (178111) Cardites edulinum, Cardites pinnula, Cardites taurelongatus, Cardites antiquatus (178108) Cardites taurelongatus (178110)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Austria Beguina crassa (77402)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Italy Cardites antiquatus (178112)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Austria Cardites partschi (146512)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Bulgaria Cardites partschi (60288 60289 60292 60312 60313)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Poland Cardites partschi (51688 51689 51690 51691)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Panama (Bocas del Toro) Cardites sp. (135818)
Badenian13.65 - 12.7Slovakia Cardites partschi (73138 73139)
Badenian13.65 - 12.7Romania Beguina diversicosta (123135)
Badenian13.65 - 12.7Austria Cardites partschi (74647 74649 74650 74651 74652 74656)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Panama Cardites sp. (136016 145521)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Panama (Colon) Cardites sp. (145530 145531)
Tortonian - Messinian11.62 - 5.333Spain Cardites antiquatus (69788 69789)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Colombia Strophocardia terryi (131220)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Panama (Bocas) Cardites sp. (135944)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Algeria Cardites antiquatus (70863 70864 70884 70886)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Panama (Bocas del Toro) Cardites sp. (135816 135821 135822 135828)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6USA (California) Strophocardia megastropha (96549 96550 96553 96554)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Ecuador (Esmeraldas) Strophocardia megastropha, Cardita crassicostata (135043)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Ecuador (Manabi) Cardita cuvieri (60772)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Panama (Bocas) Cardites sp. (135832)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Panama (Bocas del Toro) Cardites sp. (79982)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Greece Venericardia antiquata (72318)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Malaysia Cardita ovalis (72096 72097 72098 72104)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Panama (Bocas) Cardites sp. (135885)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.588 - 0.0Yemen Cardita antiquata (55369)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Ecuador Venericardia cuvieri (97639)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Egypt Cardites antiquata (120129)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Australia (Western Australia) Cardites sp. (63320)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Ecuador Venericardia megastropha (96867)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Mexico (Baja California Sur) Cardita megastropha, Cardita crassicostata (89597)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117Egypt Cardites antiquata (87873 87876)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Mexico Cardita cuvieri (96870) Cardita megastropha (147802)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Morocco Venericardia antiquata (127592 127615)