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Carydium

Bivalvia - Modiomorphida - Carydiidae

Taxonomy
Carydium was named by Beushausen (1895) [Sepkoski's age data: D Sieg-u D Fras]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Modiomorphoida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Carydiidae by Vokes (1980), Bailey (1986) and Bouchet et al. (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1895Carydium Beushausen
1980Carydium Vokes p. 71
1986Carydium Bailey p. 314
2002Carydium Sepkoski
2010Carydium Bouchet et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderModiomorphida(Newell 1969)
superfamilyCycloconchaceaUlrich 1884
familyCarydiidaeHaffer 1959
genusCarydiumBeushausen 1895

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.

G. †Carydium Beushausen 1895
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Carydium bellastriatum Conrad 1841
Carydium boliviensis Swartz 1925
Carydium clarkei Bailey 1986
Carydium globularis Hall 1885
Carydium insularis Walcott 1884
Carydium manitobensis Whiteaves 1892
Carydium sociale Beushausen 1895
Carydium varicosum Hall and Whitfield 1869
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available