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Praecardiidae

Bivalvia - Cyrtodontida - Praecardiidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1884Praecardiidae Hoernes
1894Pararcidae Ulrich
1965Praecardiidae Newell p. 17
1979Neklaniidae Scarlato and Starobogatov
1980Praecardiidae Vokes p. 8
2007Praecardiidae Kříž p. 1361
2009Praecardiidae Nevesskaja
2010Praecardiidae Bouchet et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
—OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
—ArcioniGray 1854
orderCyrtodontidaScarlato and Starobogatov 1971
suborderPraecardiidina()
—PraecardioideiNewell 1965
superfamilyPraecardioideaHoernes 1884
familyPraecardiidaeHoernes 1884
familyPraecardiidaeHoernes 1884

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. †Praecardiidae Hoernes 1884
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G. †Buchiola Barrande 1881
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Subg. †Buchiola (Buchiola) Barrande 1881
Subg. †Buchiola (Megabuchiola) Grimm 1998
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Subfm. †Cardiolinae Fischer 1886
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G. †Euthydesma Hall 1885
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†Euthydesma beyrichi Holzapfel 1882
†Euthydesma subtextile Hall 1843
G. †Opisthocoelus Beushausen 1895
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†Opisthocoelus ausavensis Steininger 1853
†Opisthocoelus concentricus Beushausen 1895
Subfm. †Dexiobiinae Newell and LaRocque 1969
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G. †Dexiobia Winchell 1863
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†Dexiobia varicostata Branson 1938
†Dexiobia whitei Winchell 1863
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Invalid names: Dexiobia ovata Hall 1858 [replaced]
G. †Oracardia Herrick 1888
G. †Fentounia Liu 1983
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G. †Kralovna Barrande 1881
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†Kralovna bohemica Barrande 1881
G. †Manulicula Kríž 1967
G. †Mucopraeca Nagel-Myers et al. 2008
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†Mucopraeca multicostata Clarke 1904
Subfm. †Praecardiinae Hörnes 1884
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G. †Gibbopleura Barrande 1881
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†Gibbopleura recumbens Ruzicka and Prantl 1960
G. †Glyptocardia Hall 1885
G. †Pantata Barrande 1881
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†Pantata regens Ruzicka and Prantl 1960
G. †Paraptyx Clarke 1904
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†Paraptyx ontario Clarke 1904
G. †Pararca Hall 1885
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†Pararca venusta Miller 1889
G. †Praelima Barrande 1881
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†Praelima proaeca Ruzicka and Prantl 1960
G. †Praecardium Barrande 1881
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Invalid names: Barcinia Suner and Coma 1959 [synonym], Joachymcardium Ruzicka and Prantl 1960 [synonym], Nevesta Barrande 1881 [synonym], Pater Barrande 1881 [synonym], Pleurodonta Conrath 1887 [synonym], Puella Barrande 1881 [synonym], Regina Barrande 1881 [synonym], Silurocardium Meymerie 1878 [nomen oblitum]
G. †Pseudocostatoria Sinitsyna 1986
G. †Telycardia Kříž 2005
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†Telycardia malinka Kříž 2005
G. †Tewoella Ding and Li 1987
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†Tewoella xiawunaensis Ding and Li 1987
G. †Vetupraeca Nagel-Myers et al. 2008
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†Vetupraeca clymeniae Beushausen 1895
†Vetupraeca duplicata Münster 1840
†Vetupraeca melletes Clarke 1904
†Vetupraeca vetusta Hall 1843
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Invalid names: Cardiola nehdensis Kayser 1873 [synonym]
Invalid names: Deltacardium Nägel 2006 [replaced]
Invalid names: Neklaniidae Scarlato and Starobogatov 1979 [synonym], Pararcidae Ulrich 1894 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilesubc
Life habit: epifaunalsubc
Diet: suspension feedersubc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2014-02-09 11:13:23
Modified: 2014-02-09 11:13:23
Source: subc = subclass, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Eaton 1871

Age range: base of the Zahorany to the top of the Kinderhookian or 457.50000 to 352.00000 Ma

Collections (114 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Zahorany - Late/Upper Ordovician457.5 - 443.8Czech Republic Neklania sp. (3866)
Telychian438.5 - 433.4Spain (Guadalajara) Telycardia malinka (85119)
Jaani433.6 - 431.3Estonia (Saare) Praecardium striatum (195595)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4China (Sichuan) Praecardium ovatum (27762 27763)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4China (Jiangsu) Fentounia helicorostrata (200827)
Homerian430.5 - 427.4Czech Republic Manulicula manulia (14077)
Gorstian427.4 - 425.6Czech Republic Manulicula manulia (14063 14160)
Gorstian427.4 - 425.6Italy (Sardinia) Manulicula manulia (26178)
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0United Kingdom (England) Buchiola sp. (482)
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0United Kingdom (Wales) Buchiola sp. (484)
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0China (Yunnan) Praecardium distans (27796)
Ludfordian425.6 - 423.0Austria Praecardium sp. (14163)
Ludfordian425.6 - 423.0Czech Republic Praecardium sp. (14162)
Pridoli423.0 - 419.2Czech Republic Praecardium sp. (13894 14168 14183 232620) Praecardium spp. (14039 14040 14041 14076 14080)
Pridoli423.0 - 419.2Poland Praecardium adolescens, Praecardium numa (23027 23032)
Pridoli423.0 - 419.2Italy (Sardinia) Praecardium massolei, Praecardium adolescens, Praecardium sp. (26183)
Pridoli423.0 - 419.2Morocco Praecardium tranquillum (27336)
Pridoli - Helderbergian423.0 - 393.3Italy (Sardinia) Praecardium sp. (26165)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8Morocco Neklania insignis, Neklania explanata, Neklania resecta (13936) Neklania resecta (233195)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8Czech Republic Neklania sp. (14121 14187 14188 14189 231818)
Lochkovian - Pragian419.2 - 407.6Canada (Northwest Territories and Yukon) Praecardiorda indet. (592)
Devonian - Eifelian419.2 - 387.7Czech Republic Pantata indet. (10470)
Early/Lower Devonian - Eifelian419.2 - 387.7Czech Republic Kralovna indet. (12148)
Lochkovian - Middle Devonian419.2 - 382.7Czech Republic Neklania indet. (10314)
Pragian410.8 - 407.6Czech Republic (Praha) Kralovna sp. (235199)
Pragian410.8 - 407.6Czech Republic Kralovna indet. (12104)
Early/Lower Emsian409.1 - 402.5Germany Buchiola sp. (26904) Praecardium sp. (74301)
Early/Lower Emsian409.1 - 402.5Germany (Gemuenden) Buchiola sp., Puella sp. (26903)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3South Africa Buchiola subpalmata (35578 35581 35589)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3Canada (Nunavut) Praecardium sp. (170992)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3China (Gansu) Tewoella xiawunaensis (200828)
Emsian - Eifelian407.6 - 387.7Brazil (Piaui) Praecardium sp. (37128)
Late/Upper Emsian402.5 - 391.9Spain (Aragon) Buchiola sp. (40408 40418)
Late/Upper Emsian - Eifelian402.5 - 387.7China (Guangxi) Buchiola sp., Buchiola misera (25756)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Germany Buchiola aquarum (127762) Buchiola sp. (616)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Czech Republic (Barrandia) Buchiola indet. (12041)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Czech Republic (Moravia) Buchiola ruppachensis, Buchiola digitata (25063)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Spain (Palencia) Buchiola sp. (40353 40354)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7USA (Maryland) Euthydesma sp. (611)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7USA (Ohio) Glyptocardia speciosa (76557 76565)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Canada (Northwest Territories and Yukon) Buchiola sp. (625 658)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7USA (New York) Buchiola retrostriata (9380 9492) Buchiola retrostriata, Praecardium sp. (9498 9499) Buchiola sp. (9359 9364 89664) Glyptocardia speciosa (89886 89892 90866) Praecardium sp. (9490 9491 9495 9496 9497)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Czech Republic Buchiola indet. (12053)
Givetian - Frasnian387.7 - 372.2Spain (Palencia) Buchiola sp. (40356)
Givetian - Frasnian387.7 - 372.2China (Hunan) Praecardium sp. (233242)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2Spain (Aragon) Buchiola palmata (40498) Buchiola sp. (40447 40448 40449)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2Germany Buchiola sp. (145664 227981 227982) Opisthocoelus concentricus, Cardium ausavense (135671)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2USA (New York) Lunulicardium transversale (55168)
Late/Upper Givetian380.2 - 382.7Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) Puella sp. (82561)
Late/Upper Frasnian379.5 - 376.1Germany (Rhineland-Palatinate) Buchiola sp. (236363)
Late/Upper Frasnian379.5 - 376.1France (Alsace) Buchiola sp., Buchiola angulifera (38675)
Late/Upper Frasnian - Early/Lower Famennian379.5 - 370.6USA (New York) Astarte subtextilis (233188)
Early/Lower Famennian376.1 - 370.6Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) Buchiola palmata, Buchiola retrostriata, Opisthocoelus concentricus (235121)
Early/Lower Famennian376.1 - 370.6Germany (Rhenish Massif) Buchiola postuma, Buchiola palmata, Praecardium vetustum, Praecardium clymeniae, Euthydesma beyrichi (5960)
Early/Lower Famennian376.1 - 370.6USA (New York) Cardium vetustum (84619) Praecardium duplicatum (84652) Praecardium vetustum (84700 84701) Praecardium vetustum, Praecardium multicostatum (84629)
Early/Lower Famennian376.1 - 370.6Germany (Bayern) Cardiola duplicata (84620)
Famennian372.2 - 358.9Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) Buchiola sp. (38325 38327)
Famennian372.2 - 358.9Germany (Wenden) Buchiola sp. (645)
Late/Upper Famennian364.7 - 360.7Germany Buchiola sp. (667)
Late/Upper Famennian364.7 - 360.7Poland Buchiola sp. (134803)
Kinderhookian358.9 - 352.0USA (Iowa) Dexiobia halli, Dexiobia whitei (232756)
Kinderhookian358.9 - 352.0USA (Missouri) Dexiobia chouteauensis (232759) Dexiobia whitei (147937 232757)
Kinderhookian - Osagean358.9 - 343.0USA (Missouri) Dexiobia varicostata (232758)