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Trachycardium (Trachycardium)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1853Trachycardium (Trachycardium) Mörch
1967Trachycardium (Trachycardium) Olsson pp. 10, 11
1973Trachycardium (Trachycardium) Marasti p. 107
1977Trachycardium (Trachycardium) Adegoke p. 272
1982Trachycardium (Trachycardium) Woodring p. 636
2000Trachycardium (Trachycardium) Coan et al. p. 413
2003Trachycardium (Trachycardium) Moore

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
CardioideiFerussac 1822
superfamilyCardioidea(Lamarck 1809)
familyCardiidaeLamarck 1809
subfamilyTrachycardiinaeStewart 1930
genusTrachycardiumMörch 1853
subgenusTrachycardiumMörch 1853

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.

Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: infaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 07:20:41
Modified: 2009-09-09 09:20:41
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Todd 2001, Sanchez Roig 1926, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Cenomanian to the top of the Holocene or 100.50000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 93.9 Ma

Collections (54 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (Texas) Pleurocardia tinninense (6594 6637 6645)
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Delaware) Pleurocardia longstreeti (6136 6137 6138 6139)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Texas) Pleurocardia sp. (7510 7512)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44Panama Trachycardium isocardia (42627 42629 93039)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Brazil (Para) Cardium pessoae (65162 112590)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97USA (Florida) Trachycardium sp. (68971)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82USA (California) Trachycardium schencki (237494 237565 237566 237573)
Langhian - Serravallian15.97 - 11.62Brazil (Para) Cardium pessoae (58454)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Colombia (Atlantico) Cardium brantlyi (60682)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608USA (California) Cardium arcumbona (220066) Cardium schencki (220064)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Panama Trachycardium isocardia (93054)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Dominican Republic Trachycardium flexicostatum (131379 131380 131382 131475)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333USA (California) Trachycardium schencki (94813)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Panama Trachycardium isocardia (60692)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Venezuela (Sucre) Trachycardium isocardia (41543 41552)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588USA (Florida) Cardium isocardia (75023)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Venezuela Trachycardium isocardia (131210 131217 131218 131237 131363)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588USA (Florida) Trachycardium evergladensis (79761 79762 79766) Trachycardium sp. (69044)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Jamaica Trachycardium sp. (69090)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781USA (Florida) Cardium isocardia (79333)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781USA (North Carolina) Trachycardium isocardia (80033 80035)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (South Carolina) Cardium isocardia (203376)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Dominican Republic Cardium isocardia (75425)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.588 - 0.0USA (South Carolina) Cardium isocardia (203378)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Mexico Trachycardium consors (147802 147803)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Mexico (Baja California Sur) Cardium consors (89597)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Cardium isocardia (34269)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Venezuela Trachycardium isocardia (131223)