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Cardinia ponderosa

Bivalvia - Carditida - Cardiniidae

Taxonomy
Cardinia ponderosa was named by Gabb (1870). Its type specimen is MCZ 110021 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Shoshone Mountains, which is in a Pelsonian carbonate limestone in Nevada.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1870Cardinia ponderosa Gabb p. 13 figs. Pl 6, figs 11,11a
1927Cardinia ponderosa Smith p. 111

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
—CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
—CarditioniDall 1889
orderCarditida(Dall 1889)
superfamilyCrassatelloidea(Férussac 1822)
familyCardiniidaeZittel 1881
genusCardiniaAgassiz 1841
speciesponderosa

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.

†Cardinia ponderosa Gabb 1870
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Diagnosis
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