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Neocardiids

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae

Taxonomy
Neocardiids was named by Carter et al. (2011). It is extant.

It was assigned to Cardiidae by Carter et al. (2011).

Subtaxa
Eucardiids, Pleuriocardiinae
Sister taxa
Eucardiids

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2011Neocardiids Carter et al. p. 15
2011Neocardiids Carter et al. p. 20

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

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.

Unr. Neocardiids Carter et al. 2011
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Unr. Eucardiids Schneider 1995
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Subfm. Cardiinae Lamarck 1809
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G. Acanthocardia Gray 1851
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†Acanthocardia (Acanthocardia) reedi Loel and Corey 1932
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Invalid names: Ciliatocardium snatolense Krishtofovich and Ilyina 1947 [synonym]
Subg. †Acanthocardia (Agnocardia) Stewart 1930
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†Agnocardia acrocome Dall 1900
†Agnocardia alternata Hubbard 1920
†Agnocardia cinderellae Maury 1917
†Agnocardia claibornense Aldrich 1911
†Agnocardia convexa Deshayes 1858
†Agnocardia cossmanni Vincent 1882
†Agnocardia dissidepictum Woodring 1925
†Agnocardia elnaggari Abbass 1972
†Agnocardia glebosum Conrad 1848
Agnocardia mahgoobi Abbass 1972
†Agnocardia pessoae Maury 1925
†Agnocardia rectispina Koenen 1893
†Agnocardia thalassium Maury 1925
†Acanthocardia afra Gliozzi and Malatesta 1983
†Acanthocardia becksii Muller 1847
Acanthocardia brunettii La Perna and D'Abramo 2013
†Acanthocardia hanseata Kautsky 1925
†Acanthocardia maputi Gliozzi and Malatesta 1983
†Acanthocardia massintonti Gliozzi and Malatesta 1983
†Acanthocardia mozambensis Gliozzi and Malatesta 1983
G. Bucardium Gray 1853
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Subg. Bucardium (Bucardium) Gray 1853
†Cardium (Bucardium) lillei Freneix and Grant-Mackie 1978
G. Cardium Linnaeus 1758
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Subg. Cardium (Americardia) Stewart 1930
Subg. †Cardium (Cardium) Linnaeus 1758
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†Cardium (Cardium) okeziei Adegoke 1977
Subg. Cardium (Eucardium) Fischer 1887
Subg. †Cardium (Pachycardium) Conrad 1869
Subg. †Cardium (Tulongocardium) Chen et al. 1976
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Cardium angustatum Sowerby 1821
†Cardium arcaeformis Gabb 1870
Cardium asiaticum Bruguière 1789
†Cardium barnense Stoppani 1865
†Cardium bisectum Forbes 1846
†Cardium bottegoi d'Ossat 1900
†Cardium bourdoti Cossmann 1882
Cardium braunsi Tokunaga 1906
Cardium centifilosum Carpenter 1864
†Cardium cloacinum Quenstedt 1856
†Cardium concinnum Buch 1844
Cardium coosense Dall 1909
†Cardium corallinum Leymerie 1846
Cardium costatum Linnaeus 1758
†Cardium cucullatum Goldfuss 1839
†Cardium cuculloides Tate 1886
†Cardium curtum Meek and Hayden 1861
Cardium cygnorum Deshayes 1855
†Cardium dariesi Dey 1961
†Cardium emarginatum Deshayes 1829
†Cardium emmonsi Conrad 1867
†Cardium etheridgei Tremlett 1950
Cardium flavum Linnaeus 1758
†Cardium fragum Linnaeus 1758
†Cardium galaticum d'Archiac 1866
†Cardium hians Spengler 1799
†Cardium hians danubianum Trentanove 1901
†Cardium impeditium Deshayes 1858
†Cardium inaequiconvexum Cossmann and Pissarro 1927
†Cardium incomptum Forbes 1846
Cardium indicum Lamarck 1818
†Cardium interruptum Wood 1850
†Cardium intersectum Forbes 1846
†Cardium khowaiteri Abbass 1972
†Cardium labronicum Trentanove 1901
†Cardium ladinum Bittner 1895
Cardium lobulatum Deshayes 1855
†Cardium lucerna Forbes 1846
Cardium maxicostatum Ter Poorten 2007
†Cardium midyetti Richards 1943
†Cardium miikense Nagao 1928
†Cardium moricinum de Loriol 1866
†Cardium multicostatum Quenstedt 1858
†Cardium nanum Khomenko 1931
†Cardium nodosulum Wood 1840
Cardium nodosum Montague 1803
†Cardium nuculoides Stoppani 1865
†Cardium ouachitense Harris 1919
†Cardium ouralicum de Verneuil 1845
†Cardium pentagonum Stoppani 1857
†Cardium perobliquum von Koenen 1897
†Cardium perobliquum Martin 1882
†Cardium philotarium Maury 1924
†Cardium pisum Philippi 1887
†Cardium pygmaeum Hisinger 1837
†Cardium quilonense Dey 1961
†Cardium rachitis Deshayes 1829
†Cardium regazzoni Stoppani 1865
†Cardium rhynchonelloides Stoppani 1865
†Cardium riogramamense Maury 1930
†Cardium rudis Camacho 1957
†Cardium soldani Stoppani 1865
†Cardium spillmani Conrad 1858
†Cardium subalternatum Vogel 1895
†Cardium subcurtum Meek 1873
†Cardium subperobliquum Riedel 1933
†Cardium talahabense Martin 1922
†Cardium tropicum Kossmat 1893
†Cardium tuba Camacho 1957
Cardium tuberculatum Linnaeus 1758
†Cardium tumidum Kossmat 1893
†Cardium venustum Wood 1840
†Cardium verbeeki Martin 1879
G. †Chesacardium Ward 1992
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Invalid names: Cardium patuxentium Glenn 1904 [synonym]
†Chesacardium leptopleura Conrad 1841
G. Dinocardium Dall 1900
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†Dinocardium cabezai Gardner 1945
†Dinocardium ecuadoriale Olsson 1932
Dinocardium robustum Lightfoot 1786
†Dinocardium robustum hazeli Ward and Blackwelder 1987
†Dinocardium taphrium Dall 1900
G. †Ethmocardium White 1880
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†Cardium (Ethmocardium) ursaniense Russell and Landes 1937
G. †Granocardium Gabb 1869
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†Granocardium carolinum Amard et al. 1981
†Granocardium enstromi Bergquist 1944
†Granocardium kruschi Riedel 1933
†Granocardium kuemmeli Weller 1907
†Granocardium productum Sowerby 1832
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Invalid names: Cardium (Trachycardium) productum Sowerby 1832 [synonym]
†Granocardium quinquecostatum Douvillé 1916
†Granocardium simplex Douvillé 1916
†Granocardium tenuistriatum Whitfield 1885
†Granocardium whitei Dall 1901
G. †Planicardium Olsson 1967
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†Planicardium virginianum Conrad 1839
G. †Procardium Poorten and La Perna 2017
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†Procardium danubianum Mayer 1866
G. †Schedocardia Stewart 1930
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†Schedocardia brewerii Gabb 1864
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Invalid names: Arca columbiana Weaver and Van Winkle Palmer 1922 [synonym], Cardium oldroydi Weaver and Van Winkle Palmer 1922 [synonym]
†Schedocardia etheringtoni Effinger 1938
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Invalid names: Fragum (Trigoniocardia) bolivarensis Clark and Durham 1946 [synonym]
†Schedocardia juncea Olsson 1930
G. †Septocardia Hall 1877
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†Septocardia crenata Goldfuss 1837
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Invalid names: Cardita compressa Cornalia 1847 [synonym]
†Septocardia typica Hall and Whitfield 1877
G. Vepricardium Iredale 1929
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†Vepricardium asperulum Lamarck 1805
Vepricardium sinense Sowerby 1841
†Vepricardium verrucosum Lamarck 1824
Invalid names: Cardiini [empty], Dinocardiini [empty], Vepricardiini [empty]
Subfm. Cerastodermatinae Nordsieck 1969
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Tr. †Chokrakiini Popov 2001
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G. †Chokrakia Popov 2001
Invalid names: Cerastodermatini Nordsieck 1969 [empty], Parvicardiini Kafanov and Starobogatov 1977 [empty]
Subfm. Clinocardiinae Kafanov 1975
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G. Ciliatocardium Kafanov 1974
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†Ciliatocardium ainuanum Yokoyama 1927
†Ciliatocardium asagaiense Makiyama 1934
†Ciliatocardium brooksi Clark 1932
†Ciliatocardium ermanensis Sinelnikova 1976
†Ciliatocardium evsseevi Kafanov and Savizky 1982
†Ciliatocardium hataii Hayasaka 1956
†Ciliatocardium iwatense Chinzei 1959
†Ciliatocardium matchgarense Makiyama 1934
†Ciliatocardium moorae Kafanov 2002
†Ciliatocardium mutuense Nomura and Hatai 1936
†Ciliatocardium obstinatus Barinov 1992
†Ciliatocardium sachalinense Khramova 1962
†Ciliatocardium schmidti Khramova 1962
†Ciliatocardium shinjiense Yokoyama 1923
†Ciliatocardium smekhovi Kafanov and Savizky 1982
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Invalid names: Cardium islandicum Bruguiére 1789 [synonym]
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
Tr. †Profulviini Kafanov and Popov 1977
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G. †Profulvia
Invalid names: Serripedini Kafanov 1975 [empty]
Subfm. Fraginae Stewart 1930
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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]
G. †Chrysocardium Woodring 1982
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†Chrysocardium aurum Woodring 1982
G. Corculum Röding 1798
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Corculum aselae Bartsch 1947
Corculum cardissa Linnaeus 1758
G. Ctenocardia Adams and A. 1857
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Subg. Ctenocardia (Ctenocardia) Adams and Adams 1857
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Ctenocardia biangulata Broderip and Sowerby 1829
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Invalid names: Cardium magnificum Carpenter 1857 [synonym], Cardium modestum Conrad 1855 [synonym]
Ctenocardia fijianum Vidal and Kirkendale 2007
Ctenocardia gustavi Vidal and Kirkendale 2007
Ctenocardia translata Prashad 1932
†Ctenocardia victor Angas 1872
Ctenocardia virgo Reeve 1845
G. Fragum Ršding 1798
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Fragum erugatum Tate 1889
†Fragum fragum Linnaeus 1758
Fragum grasi Ter Poorten 2009
†Fragum hemicardium Linnaeus 1758
Fragum mundum Reeve 1845
†Fragum nivale Reeve 1845
†Fragum retusum Linnaeus 1767
Fragum scruposum Deshayes 1855
Fragum sueziensis Issel 1869
†Fragum unedo Linnaeus 1758
Fragum vanuatuense Ter Poorten 2015
Fragum whitleyi Iredale 1929
G. Lunulicardia Gray 1853
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Lunulicardia hemicardium Linnaeus 1758 [Half Heart Cockle]
Lunulicardia retusa Linnaeus 1767
Invalid names: Hemicardia Spengler 1799 [synonym]
G. †Lunulicardium Gray 1853
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†Lunulicardium hemicardium Linnaeus 1767
G. Microfragum Habe 1951
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Microfragum festivum Deshayes 1855
Microfragum subfestivum Vidal and Kirkendale 2007
G. Nemocardium Meek 1876
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Subg. †Nemocardium (Brevicardium) Stephenson 1941
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†Brevicardium fragile Stephenson 1941
Subg. Nemocardium (Keenaea) Habe 1951
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Invalid names: Cardium richardsoni Whiteaves 1878 [synonym]
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Invalid names: Cardium (Protocardium) marysvillensis Dickerson 1916 [synonym], Cardium cooperi Gabb 1864 [synonym], Cardium dalli Dickerson 1913 [synonym]
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
Subg. †Nemocardium (Varicardium) Marwick 1944
Nemocardium bechei Reeve 1847
†Nemocardium cooperii Gabb 1864
†Nemocardium eugenense Clark 1925
†Nemocardium ezoense Takeda 1953
†Nemocardium hadraterum Woodring 1982
†Nemocardium lincolnensis Weaver 1916
†Nemocardium nicolletti Conrad 1854
†Nemocardium nitens Sowerby 1813
†Nemocardium parile Deshayes 1858
†Nemocardium patulum Hutton 1873
†Nemocardium semiasperum Deshayes 1858
†Nemocardium semitectum Marwick 1926
†Nemocardium turgidum Solander 1766
G. Trigoniocardia Dall 1900
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†Cardium (Trigoniocardia) ballenium Pilsbry and Olsson 1941
†Cardium (Trigoniocardia) cabopasadum Pilsbry and Olsson 1941
Subg. Trigoniocardia (Apiocardia) Olsson 1961
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Apiocardia obovale Sowerby 1833
†Apiocardia spiekeri Hanna and Israelsky 1925
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Invalid names: Trigoniocardia caboblanquensis Weisbord 1964 [synonym]
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Invalid names: Cardium (Fragum) apatetica Dall 1900 [synonym]
Trigoniocardia (Apiocardia) subovalis Broderip and Sowerby 1829
Trigoniocardia graniferum Broderip and Sowerby 1829
†Trigoniocardia heredia Olsson 1922
Invalid names: Acanthocardiini [empty], Fragini Stewart 1930 [empty], Goniocardiini Scarlato and Starobogatov 1979 [empty], Lunulicardiinae Fischer 1887 [synonym]
Subfm. Lymnocardiinae Stoliczka 1870
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Tr. †Acobaecardiini Paramonova 1986
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Tr. Adacnini Gill 1871
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G. Adacna Eichwald 1838
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Adacna laeviuscula Eichwald 1829
Adacna minima Ostroumov 1907
Adacna vitrea Eichwald 1829
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Hypanis plicata Eichwald 1829
Hypanis semipellucida Logvinenko and Starobogatov 1967
Tr. †Arcicardiini Nevesskaja 1986
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G. †Arcicardium Fischer 1887
Tr. †Avicardiini Popov 1977
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G. †Avicardium Kolesnikov 1950
Tr. †Aviculocardiini Paramonova 2001
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Tr. †Limnopappiini Schlickum 1962
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G. †Limnopappia Schlickum 1962
Tr. †Lymnocardiini Stoliczka 1870
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Subtr. †Prionopleurina Taktakishvili 1987
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G. †Prionopleura Eberzin 1949
Invalid names: Lymnocardiina Stoliczka 1870 [empty]
G. †Lymnocardium Stoliczka 1870
Tr. †Merklinicardiini Popov 2001
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Subfm. †Pachydacninae Andreescu 1975
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G. †Pachydacna Eberzin 1955
Tr. †Phyllocardiini Nevesskaja 1986
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G. Phyllocardium Fischer 1887
Tr. †Planacardiini Paramonova 2001
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G. †Planacardium Paramonova 1971
Tr. †Plicatiformini Paramonova 2001
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G. †Plicatiformes Kojumdgieva 1969
Tr. †Pontalmyrini Taktakishvili 1987
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Invalid names: Chartoconchini Taktakishvili 1987 [synonym], Digressodacnini Taktakishvili 1987 [synonym], Panticapaeini Taktakishvili 1987 [synonym], Pseudocatillini Taktakishvili 1987 [synonym]
G. †Prosodacna Tournouër 1882
Tr. †Pseudocarditini Keen 1969
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G. †Pseudocardita Oppenheim 1919
Invalid names: Obsoletiformini Paramonova 2001 [empty], Paradacnini Ebersin 1964 [empty], Prosodacnini Keen 1937 [empty], Stylodacninae Papaianopol 1987 [synonym]
Subfm. Orthocardiinae Schneider 2002
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G. Afrocardium Tomlin 1931
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Afrocardium defrancii Deshayes 1858
Afrocardium euglyptum Sowerby 1914
Afrocardium exochum Melvill 1907
Afrocardium infantule Nomura and Zinbo 1934
†Afrocardium infinum Gilbert 1936
†Afrocardium richardi Audoin 1827
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Invalid names: Cardium arabicus Issel 1869 [synonym]
Afrocardium roseolum Melvill 1909
Afrocardium shepstonense le Tomlin 1931
†Afrocardium skeeti Hedley 1906
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
G. †Orthocardium Tremlett 1950
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†Cardium (Orthocardium) gratum Defrance in Deshayes 1829
†Orthocardium commutatum Rovereto 1898
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Invalid names: Cardium brongniarti Mayer 1863 [replaced]
†Orthocardium stilpnaulax Cossmann 1886
Subfm. †Profraginae Badve 1977
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G. †Criocardium Conrad 1870
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G. †Profragum
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†Profragum praecurrens Stoliczka 1870
Subfm. †Trapezicardiinae Kanjilal and Srinivasan 2002
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G. †Trapezicardium Kanjilal and Srinivasan 2002
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†Trapezicardium laiensis Kanjilal and Srinivasan 2002
Subfm. Tridacninae Lamarck 1819
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†Byssocardium andreae Tournouer 1882
G. Hippopus Lamarck 1799
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Hippopus hippopus Linnaeus 1758
Hippopus procellanus Rosewater 1982
G. †Omanidacna Harzhauser et al. 2008
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†Omanidacna eos Harzhauser et al. 2008
†Omanidacna gunteri Mansfield 1937
G. †Tridachnes Roeding 1789
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†Tridachnes maxima Roeding 1798
G. Tridacna Bruguière 1797
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Subg. Tridacna (Tridacna) Bruguière 1797
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Tridacna (Tridacna) tevoroa Lucas et al. 1990
†Tridacna evae Harzhauser et al. 2008
†Tridacna maxima Roeding 1798
Tridacna noae Röding 1798
Invalid names: Chametracheinae Adams and Adams 1857 [synonym]
Subfm. †Pleuriocardiinae Schneider 1995
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-07-04 09:31:14
Modified: 2009-08-17 22:21:59
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Todd 2001, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Hastarian to the top of the Holocene or 358.90000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 353.8 Ma

Collections (2831 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Hastarian358.9 - 353.8Australia (New South Wales) Chaenocardiola triangulata (75621)
Kinderhookian358.9 - 352.0Australia (New South Wales) Chaenocardiola triangulata (75614)
Ivorian353.8 - 346.7Spain (León) Chaenocardiola haliotoidea (174744)
Asbian340.0 - 336.0Bosnia and Herzegovina Chaenocardiola footi (206737)
Brigantian336.0 - 330.9United Kingdom (England) Chaenocardiola footi (162351)
Arnsbergian327.0 - 323.7United Kingdom (England) Chaenocardiola footi (8254) Chaenocardiola footii (8617)
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0Slovakia Cardium victoriae (44353)
Longobardian242.0 - 235.0Italy (Trentino) Cardita crenata (44953)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0USA (nevada) Septocardia sp. (32766 32767 32768 32769 32771 32773 32774 32776 32792 32793 32795 32797 32799 32810 32811)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0USA (Oregon) Septocardia sp. (220464)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0China (Sichuan) Pseudocardita sp. (25404)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Hungary (Bakony) Cardita crenata (203208)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0USA (Nevada) Septocardia sp. (32512 32514 32519 32520 32521 32523 32526 32527 32532 32533 32535 32541 32667 32670 32725 32728 32742 32752 32753 32756 32757 32759 32761 32762)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Austria (Tyrol) Cardita crenata (202331)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Italy (South Tyrol) Cardita crenata (205149)
Carnian - Norian237.0 - 208.5China (Xizang) Cardium sp. (85521)
Late/Upper Triassic237.0 - 201.4Chile Septocardia sp. (29509)
Late/Upper Triassic237.0 - 201.4Mexico (Sonora) Septocardia sp. (41020)
Late/Upper Triassic237.0 - 201.4Singapore Palaeocardita crenata (202320)
Late/Upper Triassic237.0 - 201.4Indonesia Cardium martini (201866 201867 201869 201870)