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Taxonomy
Cardium (Trachycardium) costaricanum was named by Olsson (1922). Its type specimen is PRI 21254, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is East Grape Point Creek, which is in a Pliocene marine siliciclastic in Costa Rica.
It was recombined as Trachycardium (Mexicardia) dominicanum costaricanum by Woodring (1982).
It was recombined as Trachycardium (Mexicardia) dominicanum costaricanum by Woodring (1982).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1922 | Cardium (Trachycardium) costaricanum Olsson p. 226 figs. pl. 27, fig. 3 |
1982 | Trachycardium (Mexicardia) dominicanum costaricanum Woodring p. 641 |
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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.
†Trachycardium (Mexicardia) dominicanum costaricanum Olsson 1922
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available