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Americardia media

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae

Taxonomy
Cardium medium was named by Linnaeaus (1758). It is extant. It is the type species of Trigoniocardia (Americardia).

It was recombined as Cardium (Fragum) medium by Glenn (1904) and Olsson (1922); it was recombined as Trigoniocardia (Americardia) medium by Stewart (1930); it was recombined as Trigoniocardia media by Gardner (1943); it was recombined as Trigoniocardia (Americardia) media by Weisbord (1964); it was recombined as Americardia media by Woodring (1982), Vokes (1989) and Perrilliat and Flores-Guerrero (2011).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Cardium medium Linnaeaus
1887Hemicardium columba Heilprin
1904Cardium (Fragum) medium Glenn p. 322
1922Cardium (Fragum) medium Olsson p. 226
1930Trigoniocardia (Americardia) medium Stewart pp. 264 - 265
1943Trigoniocardia media Gardner
1953Trigoniocardia (Americardia) columba Olsson and Harbison
1964Trigoniocardia (Americardia) media Weisbord p. 265
1982Americardia media Woodring p. 642
1989Americardia media Vokes p. 122
2011Americardia media Perrilliat and Flores-Guerrero p. 390

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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
genusAmericardia()
speciesmedia(Linnaeaus 1758)

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.

Americardia media Linnaeaus 1758
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Invalid names: Hemicardium columba Heilprin 1887 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available