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Mexicardia procera

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae

Taxonomy
Cardium procerum was named by Sowerby (1833). It is extant.

It was recombined as Trachycardium (Mexicardia) procerum by Stewart (1930), Woodring (1982) and Coan and Valentich-Scott (2012); it was recombined as Ringicardium procerum by Hertlein (1956); it was recombined as Laevicardium procerum by Barth (1956); it was recombined as Mexicardia procera by Hendy (2021).

Synonyms
  • Cardium panamense was named by Sowerby I (1833). It is extant.

    It was recombined as Trachycardium (Mexicardia) panamense by Keen (1971); it was recombined as Trachycardium panamense by Powell and Stevens (2000); it was synonymized subjectively with Trachycardium (Mexicardia) procerum by Coan et al. (2000).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1833Cardium procerum Sowerby
1833Cardium panamense Sowerby I
1895Cardium procerum Ashley p. 344
1930Trachycardium (Mexicardia) procerum Stewart pp. 256 - 257
1956Laevicardium procerum Barth
1956Ringicardium procerum Hertlein
1971Trachycardium (Mexicardia) panamense Keen
1982Trachycardium (Mexicardia) procerum Woodring p. 640
2000Trachycardium panamense Powell and Stevens
2012Trachycardium (Mexicardia) procerum Coan and Valentich-Scott p. 414
2021Mexicardia procera 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
genusMexicardiaMörch 1853
speciesprocera(Sowerby 1833)

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.

Mexicardia procera Sowerby 1833
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Invalid names: Cardium panamense Sowerby I 1833 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available