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Loxocardium

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae

Taxonomy
Loxocardium was named by Cossmann (1886) [Sepkoski's age data: T Dani T Mi Sepkoski's reference number: 914].

It was assigned to Cardiidae by Skwarko (1994); to Cardiinae by Vokes (1980) and Chiesa et al. (1995); to Orthocardiinae by Schneider (2002); and to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1886Loxocardium Cossmann
1980Loxocardium Vokes p. 126
1994Loxocardium Skwarko p. h16
1995Loxocardium Chiesa et al. p. 44
2002Loxocardium Schneider p. 351 figs. Figure 25
2002Loxocardium Sepkoski

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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
subfamilyOrthocardiinae
genusLoxocardiumCossmann 1886

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. †Loxocardium Cossmann 1886
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Loxocardium bouei Deshayes 1858
Loxocardium impeditum Deshayes 1858
Loxocardium multisquamatum Deshayes 1858
Loxocardium obliquum Lamarck 1805
Loxocardium sublima d'Orbigny 1850
Loxocardium sublimoides Cossmann 1923
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available