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Cardita northcrofti

Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae

Taxonomy
Cardita northcrofti was named by Marwick (1928) [TYPE LOCALITY: Early Pliocene (Opoitian), Chatham Islands, New Zealand]. It is not a trace fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1928Cardita northcrofti Marwick p. 464 figs. figs. 44, 46
1966Cardita northcrofti Fleming p. 152
1990Cardita northcrofti Beu et al. p. 397

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CarditioniDall 1889
orderCarditida(Dall 1889)
superfamilyCrassatelloidea(Férussac 1822)
familyCarditidaeFleming 1820
genusCarditaBruguière 1792
speciesnorthcrofti

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.

Cardita northcrofti Marwick 1928
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitesuperf
Environment: marinesuperf
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindsuperf
Created: 2009-08-17 20:23:42
Modified: 2009-08-17 22:23:42
Source: f = family, superf = superfamily
References: Eames 1951, Sanchez Roig 1926
Collections
No collection or age range data are available