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Trachycardium (Trachycardium) schencki

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae

Taxonomy
Cardium schencki was named by Wiedey (1928). Its type specimen is USNM 165598, a valve, and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Trachycardium schencki by Dickinson and Lowe (1966); it was recombined as Trachycardium (Trachycardium) schencki by Moore (2003).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1928Cardium schencki Wiedey pp. 143-144 figs. pl. 17, figs. 3, 4
1966Trachycardium schencki Dickinson and Lowe
2003Trachycardium (Trachycardium) schencki Moore

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
CardioideiFerussac 1822
superfamilyCardioidea(Lamarck 1809)
familyCardiidaeLamarck 1809
subfamilyTrachycardiinaeStewart 1930
genusTrachycardiumMörch 1853
subgenusTrachycardiumMörch 1853
speciesschencki()

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.

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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 07:20:41
Modified: 2009-09-09 09:20:41
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Todd 2001, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Middle Miocene to the top of the Late/Upper Miocene or 15.97000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608USA (California) Cardium schencki (220064)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333USA (California) Trachycardium schencki (94813)