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Clinocardium

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae

Taxonomy
Clinocardium was named by Keen (1936) [Sepkoski's age data: T Ol-l R Sepkoski's reference number: 1112]. It is extant.

It was reranked as Cardium (Clinocardium) by Nomura and Hatai (1936).

It was assigned to Cardium by Nomura and Hatai (1936); to Cardiidae by Keen (1936), Durham (1944) and Faustman (1964); to Laevicardiinae by Vokes (1980); to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Clinocardiinae by Coan et al. (2000), Moore (2003) and Bouchet et al. (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1936Clinocardium Keen p. 119
1936Cardium (Clinocardium) Nomura and Hatai p. 279
1944Clinocardium Durham p. 145
1964Clinocardium Faustman p. 119
1980Clinocardium Vokes p. 129
2000Clinocardium Coan et al. p. 361
2002Clinocardium Sepkoski
2003Clinocardium Moore
2010Clinocardium Bouchet et al.

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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
subfamilyClinocardiinaeKafanov 1975
genusClinocardium

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. Clinocardium Keen 1936
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Invalid names: Cardium californianum Conrad 1837 [synonym], Cardium decoratum Grewingk 1850 [synonym], Cerastoderma corbis Martyn 1788 [synonym]
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Invalid names: Cardium (Cerastoderma) fucanum Dall 1907 [synonym]
Clinocardium (Keenocardium) lispum Roth and Talmadge 1975
Keenocardium starobogatovi Kafanov and Savizky 1982
Clinocardium fucanum Dall 1907
Clinocardium okushirense Uozumi and Fujie 1966
Clinocardium sookensis Clark and Arnold 1923
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
E. V. Coan et al. 2000Shell oblique to elliptical, inflated. Sculpture of radial ribs and commarginal
lirae. Periostracum thin, adherent, occasionally hirsute on ribs. Umbones prominent,
prosogyrate. Hinge plate wide.