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Afrocardium
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae
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 |
|---|---|
| 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, Jr. |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available