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Nemocardium (Pratulum)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae

Taxonomy
Pratulum was named by Iredale (1924) [Sepkoski's age data: K Vala R Sepkoski's reference number: 1112]. It is extant.

It was reranked as Nemocardium (Pratulum) by Schneider (1995).

It was assigned to Protocardiinae by Vokes (1980); to Nemocardium by Schneider (1995); and to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1924Pratulum Iredale
1980Pratulum Vokes p. 129
1995Nemocardium (Pratulum) Schneider p. 339
2002Pratulum 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
subfamilyFraginaeStewart 1930
genusNemocardiumMeek 1876
subgenusPratulum(Iredale 1924)

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.

Subg. Nemocardium (Pratulum) Iredale 1924
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Pratulum hemimeris Tate 1887
Pratulum scrobiculatum Stoliczka 1870
Pratulum thetidis Hedley 1902
Pratulum victoriae Tate 1887
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available