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Crassicardia

Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae

Taxonomy
Crassicardia was named by Conrad (1838). It is extant. Its type is Astarte crassidens.

It was assigned to Carditidae by Kiessling (2003) and Pérez and Giachetti (2020).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1838Crassicardia Conrad
2003Crassicardia Kiessling
2020Crassicardia Pérez and Giachetti p. 14

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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
genusCrassicardiaConrad 1838

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. Crassicardia Conrad 1838
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Crassicardia crassidens Broderip and Sowerby 1829
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
D. E. Pérez and L. M. Giachetti 2020Carditid with medium-sized and thick shells. Lunule subrounded. Right middle tooth robust and ventral edge of right hinge irregular. External sculpture of 15–25 radial ribs. Periostracum smooth and with lamellar processes in living species (modified from Savitsky 1979, p. 67).
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: Sanchez Roig 1926, Eames 1951

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Aquitanian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 23.03000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 15.97 Ma

Collections (23 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aquitanian - Burdigalian23.03 - 15.97Russian Federation Cyclocardia crebricostata (50172)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Russian Federation C. crassidens (70448)
Langhian - Serravallian15.97 - 11.62Russian Federation C. puella (50038) C. puella, C. uvutschensis (50037)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Russian Federation Cyclocardia crebricostata (70562)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Russian Federation Cyclocardia crebricostata, C. etolonensis, C. kavranensis, C. puella, C. crassidens (49978)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Russian Federation Cyclocardia crebricostata (70444 70477)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Russian Federation Cyclocardia crebricostata, C. crassidens (50042)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Russian Federation C. crassidens (49976 50080) Cyclocardia crebricostata, C. crassidens (70469)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588USA (Alaska) Cardita crebricostata (41309)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588USA (California) Venericardia barbarensis (186031)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781USA (Alaska) Cardita crassidens, Cardita crebricostata (38004) Cardita crebricostata (38003 38007 38009 38010 38012 38013)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Alaska) Cardita crebricostata (41301) Cyclocardia crebricostata, Cyclocardia crassidens (37632)