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Taxonomy
Afrocardium was named by Tomlin (1931) [Sepkoski's age data: Q Plei R]. It is extant.
It was reranked as Fragum (Afrocardium) by le Tomlin (1931).
It was assigned to Fragum by le Tomlin (1931); to Fraginae by Vokes (1980); to Cardiidae by Lamprell and Whitehead (1992); to Orthocardiinae by Schneider (2002); and to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002).
It was reranked as Fragum (Afrocardium) by le Tomlin (1931).
It was assigned to Fragum by le Tomlin (1931); to Fraginae by Vokes (1980); to Cardiidae by Lamprell and Whitehead (1992); to Orthocardiinae by Schneider (2002); and to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002).
Species
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1931 | Afrocardium Tomlin |
1931 | Fragum (Afrocardium) le Tomlin |
1980 | Afrocardium Vokes p. 127 |
1992 | Afrocardium Lamprell and Whitehead p. 68 |
2002 | Afrocardium Schneider p. 351 figs. Figure 25 |
2002 | Afrocardium Sepkoski |
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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. Afrocardium Tomlin 1931
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†Afrocardium carditaeforme Reeve 1845
Afrocardium crenelloides Melvill 1909
Afrocardium defrancii Deshayes 1858
Afrocardium euglyptum Sowerby 1914
Afrocardium exochum Melvill 1907
Afrocardium hirsutum Bronn 1831
Afrocardium infantule Nomura and Zinbo 1934
†Afrocardium infinum Gilbert 1936
Afrocardium roseolum Melvill 1909
Afrocardium rubescens Smith 1911
Afrocardium shepstonense le Tomlin 1931
†Afrocardium skeeti Hedley 1906
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available