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Laevicardium (Laevicardium)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1840Laevicardium (Laevicardium) Swainson
1935Laevicardium (Laevicardium) Oostingh p. 180
1973Laevicardium (Laevicardium) Marasti p. 108
2003Laevicardium (Laevicardium) 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
subfamilyLaevicardiinaeKeen 1936
genusLaevicardiumSwainson 1840
subgenusLaevicardiumSwainson 1840

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.

Subg. Laevicardium (Laevicardium) Swainson 1840
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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 07:20:06
Modified: 2009-09-09 09:20:06
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Todd 2001, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Priabonian to the top of the Gelasian or 38.00000 to 1.80600 Ma

Collections (21 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Germany (Bavaria) Laevicardium nicense (10703)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Italy Laevicardium ciprium (78437)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333India (Andaman and Nicobar) Laevicardium sp. (46558)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Belgium Laevicardium decorticatum (86801 86802)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6United Kingdom (England) Cardium decorticatum (84755 84763 84795 84992)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Indonesia Laevicardium tegalense (84523)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Belgium Laevicardium decorticatum (80674)
Zanclean - Piacenzian5.333 - 2.588Netherlands (Noord-Brabant) Laevicardium decorticatum (59003)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588United Kingdom (England) Cardium decorticatum (84819)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Indonesia Laevicardium tegalense (70079 70084)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Belgium Laevicardium decorticatum (86803 86804 86805 86806)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806Belgium Laevicardium decorticatum (86807)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781United Kingdom (England) Laevicardium decorticatum (97966)