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Babinicardia clathrata

Rostroconchia - Conocardiida - Hippocardiidae

Taxonomy
Cardium alaeforme clathratum was named by d’Archiac and de Verneuil (1842) [Cardium alæforme var. clathratum]. It is not a trace fossil. It is the type subspecies of Babinicardia.

It was recombined as Conocardium clathratum by d'Orbigny (1850), Whidborne (1892); it was recombined as Bigalea clathra by Pojeta and Runnegar (1976); it was recombined as Babinicardia clathrata by Rogalla and Amler (2006).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1842Cardium alaeforme clathratum d’Archiac and de Verneuil p. 374 figs. pl. 36 f. 7-7a
1850Conocardium clathratum d'Orbigny p. 131
1892Conocardium clathratum Whidborne p. 18 figs. pl. 1 f. 17-18; pl. 2 f. 1-2; not pl. 1 f. 19-20; pl. 2 f. 3
1929Conocardium auritum Pohl
1976Bigalea clathra Pojeta and Runnegar pp. 76 - 77 figs. pl. 37 f. 5-15
1989Hippocardia auritum Hoare p. 844
2006Babinicardia clathrata Rogalla and Amler pp. 348 - 350 figs. pl. 1-2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classRostroconchia
orderConocardiida()
superfamilyHippocardioideaPojeta and Runnegar 1976
familyHippocardiidae
subfamilyBabinicardiinae
genusBabinicardia
speciesclathrata()

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.

Babinicardia clathrata d’Archiac and de Verneuil 1842
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Invalid names: Babinicardia aurita Pohl 1929 [synonym]
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

Age range: Givetian or 387.95000 to 382.31000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Givetian387.95 - 382.31United Kingdom (England) Conocardium clathratum (129878 130270)