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Pseudocardium densatum

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Mactridae

Taxonomy
Mulinia densata was named by Conrad (1856). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Foxen Canyon (USGS 15011) #33 (Woodring & Bramlette, 1950), which is in a Messinian/Zanclean coastal sandstone in the Sisquoc Formation of California.

It was recombined as Pseudocardium densatum by Moore (2003).

Synonyms
  • Mulinia oregonensis was named by Dall (1909). It is a 3D body fossil.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Mulinia densata by Packard (1916); it was recombined as Pseudocardium oregonense by Weaver (1943); it was synonymized subjectively with Pseudocardium densatum by Moore (2003).
  • Cardium gabbii was named by Rémond (1863). It is a 3D body fossil.

    It was recombined as Pseudocardium gabbii by Gabb (1866) and Weaver (1912); it was synonymized subjectively with Mulinia densata by Packard (1916); it was synonymized subjectively with Pseudocardium densatum by Moore (2003).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1856Mulinia densata Conrad p. 313
1863Cardium gabbii Rémond p. 13
1866Mulinia densata Gabb p. 19 figs. PI. 5, Fig. 35
1866Pseudocardium gabbii Gabb p. 21 figs. pi. 6, figs. 45a, b and c
1909Mulinia oregonensis Dall p. 132 figs. pl. 9, figs. 2-3
1912Pseudocardium gabbii Weaver p. 68
1916Mulinia densata Packard p. 304 figs. Plates 29, 30, 31, 32 and 33
1943Pseudocardium oregonense Weaver p. 246
2003Pseudocardium densatum 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
—Veneroidei(Gray 1854)
—VeneroiteiGray 1854
superfamilyMactroidea(Lamarck 1809)
familyMactridaeLamarck 1809
subfamilyMactrinaeLamarck 1809
genusPseudocardium
speciesdensatum()

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.

†Pseudocardium densatum Conrad 1856
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Invalid names: Cardium gabbii Rémond 1863 [synonym], Mulinia oregonensis Dall 1909 [synonym]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available