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Cardita variegata

Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae

Taxonomy
Cardita variegata was named by Bruguière (1792) [DISTRIBUTION: Pleistocene-Recent; Western Atlantic]. It is extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1792Cardita variegata Bruguière
2007Cardita variegata Hendy

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CarditioniDall 1889
orderCarditida(Dall 1889)
superfamilyCrassatelloidea(Férussac 1822)
familyCarditidaeFleming 1820
genusCarditaBruguière 1792
speciesvariegataBruguière 1792

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.

Cardita variegata Bruguière 1792
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitesuperf
Environment: marinesuperf
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindsuperf
Created: 2009-08-17 20:23:42
Modified: 2009-08-17 22:23:42
Source: f = family, superf = superfamily
References: Eames 1951, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Pliocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 3.60000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Indonesia (East Java) Cardita variegata (96670)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117South Africa Cardita variegata (122946)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Sudan Cardita variegata (101414)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Eritrea Cardita variegata (101415)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Mozambique Cardita variegata (122947)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Tonga Cardita variegata (96436)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117Kenya Cardita variegata (81036 81075 81079 81080 81091)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Seychelles Cardita variegata (80965)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Japan (Ryukyu) Cardita variegata (41606)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Djibouti Cardita variegata (96787 96791)