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Trigoniocardia (Apiocardia)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae

Taxonomy
Apiocardia was named by Olsson (1961) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi-l-u R Sepkoski's reference number: 1112]. It is extant. Its type is Cardium subovale.

It was reranked as Trigoniocardia (Apiocardia) by Hendy et al. (2008).

It was assigned to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Trigoniocardia by Hendy et al. (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1961Apiocardia Olsson
2002Apiocardia Sepkoski
2008Trigoniocardia (Apiocardia) Hendy et al.

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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
genusTrigoniocardiaDall 1900
subgenusApiocardia(Olsson 1961)

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.

Subg. Trigoniocardia (Apiocardia) Olsson 1961
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Apiocardia obovale Sowerby 1833
†Apiocardia spiekeri Hanna and Israelsky 1925
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Invalid names: Trigoniocardia caboblanquensis Weisbord 1964 [synonym]
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Invalid names: Cardium (Fragum) apatetica Dall 1900 [synonym]
Trigoniocardia (Apiocardia) subovalis Broderip and Sowerby 1829
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: infaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Comments: LIFE HISTORY: IS, MA, UN, SU according to Todd (2001).g
Created: 2009-09-09 07:21:14
Modified: 2009-09-09 09:21:14
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Todd 2001, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Aquitanian to the top of the Pleistocene or 23.03000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 20.44 Ma

Collections (60 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44Panama Trigoniocardia simrothi (42609 42625 42626 42628 42630 42631 49492)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Colombia (La Guajira) Apiocardia sp. (136882 156327 156334 156356 156370 157336 160770 160790 160791 160792 160799 160800 160815 162005)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97USA (Florida) Cardium simrothi (41760 42216 42272 42290 42328 42365)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.44 - 13.82Colombia Trigoniocardia heredia (106366)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.44 - 13.82Colombia (La Guajira) Apiocardia sp. (156798 157930)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Colombia (La Guajira) Apiocardia sp. (136885 136909 156524 157858 157859 158029 158040 160795 160965 160966 161055 161061)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Panama Trigoniocardia simrothi (42599)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Panama Trigoniocardia sp. (145520)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Venezuela Trigoniocardia antillarum (92751)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Venezuela (Sucre) Trigoniocardia caboblanquensis (41541)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Trinidad and Tobago Trigoniocardia caboblanquensis (60654)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Panama (Bocas) Trigoniocardia sp. (135839)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Ecuador (Manabi) Cardium spiekeri (51886)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Costa Rica Cardium obovale (66792) Cardium spiekeri (66796)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Venezuela Trigoniocardia caboblanquensis (131210 131218 131363)
Piacenzian - Gelasian3.6 - 1.806Ecuador (Manabi) Cardium obovale (51878)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806Ecuador (Manabi) Cardium obovale (51879)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Ecuador (Manabi) Trigoniocardia obovalis (48664 48665)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Dominican Republic Cardium antillarum (75422)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Panama (Panama) Apiocardia obovale (160395)