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Hippocardia tournaisense

Rostroconchia - Conocardiida - Hippocardiidae

Taxonomy
Conocardium tournaisense was named by Branson (1942). It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Fraipontia tournaisense by Rogalla and Amler (2006); it was recombined as Hippocardia tournaisense by Wagner (2023).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1885Conocardium antiquum de Koninck p. 118 figs. pl. 20 f. 38-40
1942Conocardium tournaisense Branson p. 389
1958Conocardium tournaisense Branson p. 137
2006Fraipontia tournaisense Rogalla and Amler pp. 261 - 262 figs. 10M-R
2023Hippocardia tournaisense Wagner p. S3158

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classRostroconchia
orderConocardiida()
superfamilyHippocardioideaPojeta and Runnegar 1976
familyHippocardiidae
genusHippocardia
speciestournaisense()

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.

Hippocardia tournaisense Branson 1942
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Invalid names: Conocardium antiquum de Koninck 1885 [replaced]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Composition 2: low Mg calciteo
Locomotion: stationaryc
Life habit: semi-infaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2008-03-19 04:13:00
Modified: 2008-03-19 06:13:00
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available