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Palaeocarditidae

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Palaeocarditidae

Taxonomy
Palaeocarditinae was named by Chavan (1969) [m. kosnik taxon no: 9252].

It was reranked as the family Palaeocarditidae by Bouchet et al. (2010) and Carter et al. (2011).

It was assigned to Carditidae by Vokes (1980); to Carditida by Bouchet et al. (2010); and to Cardiidina by Carter et al. (2011).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1969Palaeocarditinae Chavan
1980Palaeocarditinae Vokes p. 118
2010Palaeocarditidae Bouchet et al.
2011Palaeocarditidae Carter et al. p. 15

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
familyPalaeocarditidae(Chavan 1969)
familyPalaeocarditidae(Chavan 1969)

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.

Fm. †Palaeocarditidae Chavan 1969
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G. †Carditomantea Quenstedt 1929
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Invalid names: Cardiomantea [objective synonym]
G. †Palaeocardita Conrad 1867
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Palaeocardita buruca Boehm 1906
Palaeocardita carinata Hautmann 2001
Palaeocardita glaukos McLearn 1941
Palaeocardita iranica Hautmann 2001
Palaeocardita quadrata Trechmann 1917
Palaeocardita silberlingi Newton et al. 1987
Palaeocardita singularis Healey 1908
Palaeocardita stoecklini Hautmann 2001
Palaeocardita trapezoidalis Krumbeck 1913
G. †Pseudopis Cox 1946
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Pseudopis ferryi Dumortier 1869
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilec
Life habit: infaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 11:33:36
Modified: 2010-02-12 03:59:35
Source: c = class
Reference: Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Julian to the top of the Bajocian or 235.00000 to 168.30000 Ma

Collections (156 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Carnian237.0 - 228.0China (Sichuan) Palaeocardita langnongensis (25405)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Peru Cardita singularis (206476)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Italy Palaeocardita sp. (170920)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Switzerland Palaeocardita pichleri (69249)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Thailand Palaeocardita singularis (44815) Palaeocardita sp. (34566)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0New Zealand Palaeocardita quadrata (201932 201939)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Vietnam (Ninh Binh) Palaeocardita sp. (205956)
Late/Upper Triassic237.0 - 201.4Germany Cardita austriaca (202142)
Late/Upper Triassic237.0 - 201.4Indonesia (West Sumatra) Cardita singularis (204432 204434 204435)
Late/Upper Triassic237.0 - 201.4Mexico (Sonora) Palaeocardita peruviana (41020)
Julian235.0 - 232.0Italy Palaeocardita beneckei (34692 69653 69661 69679) Palaeocardita beneckei, Palaeocardita pichleri (69677)
Tuvalian232.0 - 221.5Canada (British Columbia) Palaeocardita glaukos (106178) Palaeocardita sp. (67003)
Tuvalian - Lacian232.0 - 215.56China (Sichuan) Palaeocardita trapezoidalis (25406)
Norian228.0 - 208.5Peru Cardita singularis (206477) Palaeocardita peruviana (71787)
Norian228.0 - 208.5United Arab Emirates Palaeocardita buruca (41203) Palaeocardita buruca, Palaeocardita trapezoidalis (41201)
Norian228.0 - 208.5Mexico (Sonora) Palaeocardita peruviana (39172)
Norian228.0 - 208.5Thailand Palaeocardita trapezoidalis (44816)
Norian228.0 - 208.5Indonesia (Maluku) Cardita buruca (204488)
Norian228.0 - 208.5Japan Palaeocardita sp. (98643)
Norian228.0 - 208.5Oman Palaeocardita trapezoidalis (41213)
Norian228.0 - 208.5China (Qinghai) Palaeocardita sp. (75985)
Norian228.0 - 208.5USA (Nevada) Palaeocardita sp. (210689 210690)
Norian228.0 - 208.5Indonesia (Timor) Palaeocardita buruca (205283 205463 205471)
Norian - Rhaetian228.0 - 201.3USA (Nevada) Palaeocardita sp. (210696 210697 210698)
Norian - Rhaetian228.0 - 201.3Laos Palaeocardita singularis (44796)
Norian - Rhaetian228.0 - 201.3Myanmar (Shan) Palaeocardita singularis (44823)
Norian - Rhaetian228.0 - 201.3United Arab Emirates Palaeocardita buruca (101399)
Norian - Rhaetian228.0 - 201.3Australia (Western Australia) Palaeocardita globiformis (100308) Palaeocardita sp. (100309)
Norian - Rhaetian228.0 - 201.3Chile (Antofagasta) Palaeocardita peruviana (98589 98590)
Lacian221.5 - 215.56Indonesia (Maluku) Cardita buruca (204327 204486) Cardita buruca, Cardita trapezoidalis (204487) Palaeocardita sp. (204318)
Lacian221.5 - 215.56USA (Oregon) Palaeocardita silberlingi (33294)
Lacian - Alaunian221.5 - 212.0China (Sichuan) Palaeocardita sp. (25402)
Alaunian215.56 - 212.0Iran Palaeocardita iranica (106268)
Alaunian - Sevatian215.56 - 205.6Indonesia Cardita trapezoidalis (204424 204491)
Alaunian - Sevatian215.56 - 205.6Mexico (Sonora) Palaeocardita peruviana (34983)
Sevatian212.0 - 205.6Iran Palaeocardita globiformis (49148) Palaeocardita iranica (49326 49328 49508 49609) Palaeocardita stoecklini (49145 49566 49568 49605 49662) Palaeocardita stoecklini, Palaeocardita iranica (49321 49323 49569)
Sevatian - Rhaetian212.0 - 201.3Iran Palaeocardita iranica (48977)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Italy Cardita austriaca (204938 204948 204950 204951 204952 204975) Palaeocardita minuta, Palaeocardita austriaca (38167) Palaeocardita multiradiata, Palaeocardita minuta, Palaeocardita talegii, Palaeocardita austriaca (38168)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Italy (Trento) Cardita austriaca (232118 232119)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3France Cardita austriaca (62031)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Iran Palaeocardita buruca (41330) Palaeocardita carinata (48974) Palaeocardita iranica (48967 48969 48970 48971 48972 49033 49331)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Hungary (Veszprem) Cardita austriaca (203350 203351)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Austria Palaeocardita austr. (32885 32887 32888 32889 32890) Palaeocardita austriaca (27933 27936 27937 27938 27953 27966 27979 27981 27983 27986 27988 28094 28096 28099 28502 28505 28509 28510 28512 28514 28515 28580 28581 28582 28583 28595 28598 28607 28608 28797 28809 28810 28822 28824 28826 28828 28833 28837 61007 61008 115335) Palaeocardita multiradiata (115317) Palaeocardita sp. (61018) Palaeocardita sp. A (115323 115353)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Argentina (Mendoza) Palaeocardita peruviana (50817 132716 132723)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Italy (Lombardy) Cardita austriaca (38083 38118)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Canada (British Columbia) Palaeocardita sp. (100587 100588)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3China Palaeocardita trapezoidalis (75198)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Switzerland Palaeocardita austriaca (172800)
Jamesoni189.6 - 183.0United Kingdom (Gloucestershire) Pseudopis astonensis (159382)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian189.6 - 183.0United Kingdom (England) Pseudopis deslongchampsi (206283)
Toarcian182.7 - 174.1New Zealand Palaeocardita sp. (63814)
Bajocian170.3 - 168.3China Palaeocardita sp. (225728)