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Cordiceramus cordiformis

Bivalvia - Myalinida - Inoceramidae

Taxonomy
Inoceramus cordiformis was named by Sowerby (1823). It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Inoceramus (Cordiceramus) cordiformis by Seitz (1961); it was recombined as Cordiceramus cordiformis by Walaszczyk and Cobban (2006).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. heberti, C. muelleri

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1823Inoceramus cordiformis Sowerby
1960Inoceramus cordiformis Matsumoto
1961Inoceramus (Cordiceramus) cordiformis Seitz
2006Cordiceramus cordiformis Walaszczyk and Cobban

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
—OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
—OstreioniFerussac 1822
—MyalinataPaul 1939
orderMyalinidaPaul 1939
superfamilyInoceramoideaGiebel 1852
familyInoceramidaeGiebel 1852
genusCordiceramusSowerby 1814
speciescordiformis(Sowerby 1823)

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.

†Cordiceramus cordiformis Sowerby 1823
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitef
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-04-13 11:12:15
Modified: 2009-04-13 13:12:15
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2003, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Coniacian to the top of the Santonian or 89.80000 to 83.60000 Ma

Collections (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Turonian93.5 - 89.3Canada (Alberta) Inoceramus cordiformis (89211)
Coniacian89.8 - 86.3USA (California) Inoceramus cordiformis (225374)
Late/Upper Coniacian - Early/Lower Santonian89.3 - 83.5USA (California) Inoceramus cordiformis (224905)
Santonian86.3 - 83.6France Cordiceramus cordiformis (3737)
Santonian86.3 - 83.6USA (California) Inoceramus cordiformis (86934 215315)
Early/Lower Santonian85.8 - 83.5Poland Inoceramus cordiformis (179488)
Early/Lower Santonian85.8 - 83.5USA (Montana) Cordiceramus cordiformis (89496)
Early/Lower Santonian85.8 - 83.5USA (Colorado) Inoceramus cordiformis (87852 87854)
Early/Lower Santonian85.8 - 83.5USA (Texas) Cordiceramus cordiformis (99933 99934)
Middle Santonian85.8 - 83.5Spain (Catalunia) Cordiceramus cordiformis (162693)
Middle Santonian85.8 - 83.5USA (New Mexico) Inoceramus cordiformis (87848)
Middle Santonian85.8 - 83.5USA (Montana) Cordiceramus cordiformis (100160)
Middle Santonian85.8 - 83.5USA (Colorado) Cordiceramus cordiformis (74326 74327)