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Hedecardium collinsi

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae

Taxonomy
Hedecardium collinsi was named by Marwick (1960) [TYPE LOCALITY: Otaio Gorge, South Island, New Zealand; Paleocene.]. It is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is S118/f539, which is in a Lutetian transition zone/lower shoreface sandstone in the Broken River Formation of New Zealand.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1960Hedecardium collinsi Marwick p. 17 figs. pl. 1, fig. 10

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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
Neocardiids
EucardiidsSchneider 1995
subfamilyOrthocardiinae
genusHedecardiumMarwick 1944
speciescollinsi

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.

Hedecardium collinsi Marwick 1960
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-07-04 09:31:14
Modified: 2009-08-17 22:21:59
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Todd 2001, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Lutetian or 48.07000 to 41.03000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03New Zealand (Canterbury) Hedecardium collinsi (type locality: 50147)