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Pleuromeris (Choniocardia)

Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae

Taxonomy
Choniocardia was named by Cossmann (1904) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-l T Eo-u].

It was reranked as Pleuromeris (Choniocardia) by Glibert (1985).

It was assigned to Carditamerinae by Vokes (1980); to Pleuromeris by Glibert (1985); to Carditidae by Lamprell and Healy (1998); and to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1904Choniocardia Cossmann
1980Choniocardia Vokes p. 118
1985Pleuromeris (Choniocardia) Glibert p. 284
1998Choniocardia Lamprell and Healy p. 240
2002Choniocardia Sepkoski

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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(FĂ©russac 1822)
familyCarditidaeFleming 1820
genusPleuromerisConrad 1867
subgenusChoniocardia(Cossmann 1904)

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. †Pleuromeris (Choniocardia) Cossmann 1904
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitesuperf
Environment: marinesuperf
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: semi-infaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindsuperf
Created: 2009-07-05 09:59:13
Modified: 2009-09-09 09:19:06
Source: g = genus, superf = superfamily
References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Todd 2001

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Danian to the top of the Lutetian or 66.00000 to 41.30000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 61.6 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian66.0 - 61.6Belgium Choniocardia eisdenensis (26891)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Belgium Pleuromeris decussata (77608)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Belgium Pleuromeris decussata (77611 77613)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3United Kingdom (England) Pleuromeris decussata (8124)