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Vasticardium pectiniforme

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae

Taxonomy
Cardium pectiniforme was named by Born (1780) [DISTRIBUTION: Cenozoic-Recent; Indo-Pacific.]. It is extant.

It was recombined as Vasticardium pectiniforme by Hendy (2007).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
V. ogurai, V. transcendens

Synonyms
  • Cardium rugosum was named by Lamarck (1819) [DISTRIBUTION: Cenozoic-Recent; Indo-Pacific]. It is extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Cardium pectiniforme by Hendy (2007).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1780Cardium pectiniforme Born
1819Cardium rugosum Lamarck
2007Vasticardium pectiniforme Hendy

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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
genusVasticardiumDall 1900
speciespectiniforme(Born 1780)

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.

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Invalid names: Cardium rugosum Lamarck 1819 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available