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Nemocardium (Microcardium) islahispaniolae

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae

Taxonomy
Protocardia islahispaniolae was named by Maury (1917). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Protocardia (Nemocardium) islahispaniolae by Woodring (1925); it was recombined as Nemocardium (Microcardium) islahispaniolae by Vokes (1989).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
N. carteri, N. gambrinum, N. honi, N. superbum, N. tristiculum, N. samarangae, N. marwicki

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1917Protocardia islahispaniolae Maury p. 378 figs. pl. 36, fig. 11
1925Protocardia (Nemocardium) islahispaniolae Woodring p. 147
1989Nemocardium (Microcardium) islahispaniolae Vokes p. 124

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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
subfamilyProtocardiinaeReuss 1846
genusNemocardiumThiele 1934
subgenusMicrocardium
speciesislahispaniolae(Maury 1917)

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: infaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 07:20:22
Modified: 2009-09-09 09:20:22
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Todd 2001, Sanchez Roig 1926, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Messinian to the top of the Early/Lower Pliocene or 7.24600 to 3.60000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Dominican Republic Nemocardium islahispaniolae (89564)
Messinian - Zanclean7.246 - 3.6Dominican Republic Nemocardium islahispaniolae (74966 89558)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Dominican Republic Protocardia islahispaniolae (58819)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Dominican Republic Nemocardium islahispaniolae (93715)