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Laevicardium ecuadoriale

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae

Taxonomy
Cardium ecuadoriale was named by Olsson (1932). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Dinocardium (Exocardium) ecuadoriale by Olsson (1964); it was recombined as Laevicardium ecuadoriale by Coan et al. (2000).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1932Cardium ecuadoriale Olsson
1964Dinocardium (Exocardium) ecuadoriale Olsson
2000Laevicardium ecuadoriale Coan et al. p. 359

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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
speciesecuadoriale(Olsson 1932)

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 ecuadoriale Olsson 1932
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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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Todd 2001, Sanchez Roig 1926
Collections
No collection or age range data are available