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Plagiocardium

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae

Taxonomy
Plagiocardium was named by Cossmann (1866) [Sepkoski's age data: T Dani T Mi Sepkoski's reference number: 914].

It was reranked as Laevicardium (Plagiocardium) by Gilbert (1936).

It was assigned to Laevicardium by Gilbert (1936); to Cardiinae by Vokes (1980) and Freneix et al. (1988); to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Cardiidae by Turner (1938), Durham (1944), Lamprell and Whitehead (1992) and Schneider (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1866Plagiocardium Cossmann
1936Laevicardium (Plagiocardium) Gilbert
1938Plagiocardium Turner p. 52
1944Plagiocardium Durham p. 146
1980Plagiocardium Vokes p. 127
1988Plagiocardium Freneix et al. p. 427
1992Plagiocardium Lamprell and Whitehead p. 60
2002Plagiocardium Schneider p. 351 figs. Figure 25
2002Plagiocardium Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
RankNameAuthor
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
CardioideiFerussac 1822
superfamilyCardioidea(Lamarck 1809)
familyCardiidaeLamarck 1809
genusPlagiocardiumCossmann 1866

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. †Plagiocardium Cossmann 1866
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Plagiocardium granulosum Lamarck 1805
Plagiocardium pseudolatum Voskuil 1991
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available