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Loxocardium obliquum

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae

Taxonomy
Cardium obliquum was named by Lamarck (1805) [Oligocene and upper Eocene (Bartonian) of of Britain, Eocene of Europe, Eocene of Egypt; Synonyms: Cardium (Loxocardium) obliquum]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Loxocardium obliquum by Schneider (1998).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
L. alburgense, L. montense, L. tenuitesta

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1805Cardium obliquum Lamarck p. 344
1998Loxocardium obliquum Schneider

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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
subfamilyOrthocardiinae
genusLoxocardiumCossmann 1886
speciesobliquum(Lamarck 1805)

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.

†Loxocardium obliquum Lamarck 1805
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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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Todd 2001

Age range: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Priabonian or 47.80000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Nigeria Cardium obliquum (51237 51239 51240 51241 51246)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3France (Yvelines) Cardium obliquum (177970 177971 177972 177973 177974 177975)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0France (Oise) Cardium obliquum (3494)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0France Loxocardium obliquum (78567)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Italy Loxocardium obliquum (78565)