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Planicardium

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae

Taxonomy
Planicardium was named by Olsson (1967). Its type is Cardium virginianum.

It was assigned to Trachycardiinae by Olsson (1967); and to Cardiinae by Schneider (2002).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1967Planicardium Olsson p. 10,11
2002Planicardium Schneider p. 351 figs. Figure 25

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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
subfamilyCardiinaeLamarck 1809
genusPlanicardium

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.

G. †Planicardium Olsson 1967
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Planicardium virginianum Conrad 1839
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 Zanclean to the top of the Late/Upper Pliocene or 5.33300 to 2.58800 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6USA (South Carolina) P. acutilaqueatum (60940)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588USA (Florida) Cardium virginianum (59487) P. virginianum (79765)