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Unicardium schmidii

Bivalvia - Lucinida - Mactromyidae

Taxonomy
Arca schmidii was named by Geinitz (1842).

It was recombined as Unicardium schmidii by Friesenbichler et al. (2019).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
U. concentricum, U. subglobosum

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1842Arca schmidii Geinitz
2019Unicardium schmidii Friesenbichler et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
—CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
—CardioniFerussac 1822
—LucinidiaGray 1854
orderLucinida(Stoliczka 1871)
superfamilyLucinoideaFleming 1828
familyMactromyidaeCox 1929
genusUnicardiumd'Orbigny 1850
speciesschmidii(Geinitz 1842)

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.

†Unicardium schmidii Geinitz 1842
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilesuperf
Life habit: infaunalsuperf
Diet: chemosymbioticsuperf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 13:48:27
Modified: 2009-09-09 16:06:59
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Anisian or 247.20000 to 242.00000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Unicardium schmidii (206384)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Poland Unicardium schmidii (63538)
Bithynian247.2 - 242.0Romania Unicardium schmidii (197722)