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Cardium (Laevicardium) spillmani

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae

Taxonomy
Cardium (Laevicardium) spillmani was named by Conrad (1858) [= ?Mytilus semiplicatus Roemer 1852, p. 55, pl. 7, fig. 3. Cardium (Laevicardium) Spillmani].

It was recombined as Cardium (Pachycardium) spillmani by Elder (1996).

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. coosensis, C. coosensis, 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, Laevicardium angustum, Laevicardium attenuatum, Laevicardium automolos, Laevicardium cingulatum, Laevicardium corpulentum, Laevicardium cyprium, Laevicardium elongatum, Laevicardium gardnerae, Laevicardium hispanicum, Laevicardium ishidoense, Laevicardium kelirense, Laevicardium kovacovense, Laevicardium laevicardium, Laevicardium loxotones, Laevicardium majanatschense, Laevicardium puchlense, Laevicardium sandbergeri, Laevicardium shiobarense, Laevicardium spondyloides, Laevicardium subcostale, Laevicardium subfragile, Laevicardium sublineatum, Laevicardium subturgidum, Laevicardium taracaicum, Laevicardium tenuisulcatum, Laevicardium turgidum, Laevicardium viatorium, Laevicardium yoshidoense, Laevicardium rutteni, Laevicardium spondyloides, Laevicardium apertum, Laevicardium njalindungense, Laevicardium tenuicostatum, Laevicardium excomatulum, Laevicardium subturgidum, Laevicardium subturgidum, Laevicardium ciprium, Laevicardium nicense, Laevicardium gigas

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1858Cardium (Laevicardium) spillmani Conrad p. 326 figs. pl. 34, fig. 3
1996Cardium (Pachycardium) spillmani Elder p. 260 figs. 6.4, 6.13

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
CardioideiFerussac 1822
superfamilyCardioidea(Lamarck 1809)
familyCardiidaeLamarck 1809
subfamilyLaevicardiinaeKeen 1936
genusCardiumSwainson 1840
subgenusLaevicardium
speciesspillmaniConrad 1858

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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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: infaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 07:20:06
Modified: 2009-09-09 09:20:06
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Todd 2001, Sanchez Roig 1926, Aberhan et al. 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available