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Fraginae

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1887Lunulicardiidae Fischer
1930Fraginae Stewart
1963Lunulicardiidae Campbell and Engel p. 104
1980Fraginae Vokes p. 127
1982Fraginae Dockery p. 72
1982Fraginae Woodring p. 641
2002Fraginae Schneider p. 323
2003Fraginae Moore
2010Fraginae Bouchet et al.
2011Fraginae Carter et al. p. 15

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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
subfamilyFraginaeStewart 1930

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.

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]
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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Todd 2001

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 (1055 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)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Japan (Chiba) Nemocardium yatsushiroense (39580)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0United Kingdom (England) Nemocardium ibbetsoni (1747 1773 1851 1856)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 122.46United Kingdom (England) Nemocardium ibbetsoni (235315)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 122.46Lebanon Nemocardium birdanum (69180)
Albian113.0 - 100.5Japan Nemocardium kyushuensis (123133 123134 123156 123165)
Albian113.0 - 100.5Japan (Chiba) Nemocardium yatsushiroense (39581)
Albian113.0 - 100.5Japan (Kumamoto) Nemocardium yatsushiroense (40601)
Middle Albian109.0 - 105.3Brazil (Sergipe) Cardium brasiliense (87861 87866)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (Texas) Brevicardium sp. (2120)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Japan Nemocardium kyushuensis (123154 123155 123167 123169 123171)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5India Pratulum scrobiculatum (228245)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Japan Nemocardium kyushuensis (122341 122344)
Middle Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5India Pratulum scrobiculatum (228244 228246)