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Laevicardium elatum

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae

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

It was recombined as Laevicardium elatum by Coan et al. (2000) and Hendy (2021).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1833Cardium elatum Sowerby I p. 84
2000Laevicardium elatum Coan et al. p. 359
2021Laevicardium elatum 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
subfamilyLaevicardiinaeKeen 1936
genusLaevicardiumSwainson 1840
specieselatum(Sowerby I 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.

Laevicardium elatum Sowerby I 1833
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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: Late/Upper Pleistocene or 0.12900 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117USA (California) Laevicardium elatum (222954)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Mexico (Sonora) Cardium elatum (96556) Laevicardium elatum (44963)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Cardium elatum (59063 222660 222661) Laevicardium elatum (96566 160361 222953 222961)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Mexico Laevicardium elatum (147802)