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Purpurocardia beata

Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae

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

It was recombined as Venericardia (Venericardia) beata by Fleming (1966); it was recombined as Purpurocardia beata by Beu et al. (1990).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1928Venericardia beata Marwick p. 465 figs. fig. 48, 50
1966Venericardia (Venericardia) beata Fleming p. 152
1990Purpurocardia beata Beu et al. p. 398

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CarditioniDall 1889
orderCarditida(Dall 1889)
superfamilyCrassatelloidea(FĂ©russac 1822)
familyCarditidaeFleming 1820
subfamilyVenericardiinaeChavan 1969
genusPurpurocardiaMaxwell 1969
speciesbeata()

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.

Purpurocardia beata Marwick 1928
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitesuperf
Environment: marinesuperf
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: shallow infaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindsuperf
Created: 2009-10-11 11:03:33
Modified: 2009-10-11 13:03:33
Source: g = genus, superf = superfamily
References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available