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Americardia

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1930Trigoniocardia (Americardia) Stewart pp. 267 - 268
1947Cardium (Americardia) Hertlein and Strong
1965Trigoniocardia (Americardia) Palmer and Brann p. 318
1982Trigoniocardia (Americardia) Dockery p. 72
2002Americardia Sepkoski
2003Americardia Moore
2005Americardia Rosenberg p. 642
2008Americardium Powell

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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
CardioideiFerussac 1822
superfamilyCardioidea(Lamarck 1809)
familyCardiidaeLamarck 1809
Neocardiids
EucardiidsSchneider 1995
subfamilyFraginaeStewart 1930
genusAmericardia()

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. Americardia Stewart 1930
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Americardia burnsii Dall 1900
Americardia columbella Lee and Huber 2012
Americardia guanacastense Hertlein and Strong 1947
Americardia guppyi Thiele 1910
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Invalid names: Cardium (Fragum) elattocostatum Woodring 1925 [synonym]
Americardia lightbourni Lee and Huber 2012
Americardia media Linnaeaus 1758
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Invalid names: Hemicardium columba Heilprin 1887 [synonym]
Diagnosis
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