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Cardiomya (Cardiomya)

Bivalvia - Poromyida - Cuspidariidae

Taxonomy
Cardiomya (Cardiomya) was named by Adams (1864). It is extant.

It was assigned to Cardiomya by Adams (1864), Jung (1996) and Todd (2001).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1864Cardiomya (Cardiomya) Adams
1996Cardiomya (Cardiomya) Jung p. 40
2001Cardiomya (Cardiomya) Todd

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
—CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
—CardioniFerussac 1822
—CardiidiaFerussac 1822
—PoromyataRidewood 1903
orderPoromyida(Ridewood 1903)
superfamilyCuspidarioideaDall 1886
familyCuspidariidaeDall 1886
genusCardiomyaAdams 1864
subgenusCardiomyaAdams 1864

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. Cardiomya (Cardiomya) Adams 1864
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
height13.00

Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: infaunalg
Diet: carnivoreg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 07:54:35
Modified: 2009-09-09 09:54:35
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Aberhan et al. 2004, Todd 2001

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Thanetian to the top of the Late/Upper Pliocene or 59.20000 to 2.58800 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 56.0 Ma

Collections (25 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0India Cardiomya soriensis (145510)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Denmark Cardiomya kochii (111472 111475)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Dominican Republic Cardiomya islahispaniolae (94139 99852 99854 131369 131371 131472 131473 131510 131515 131518) Cuspidaria islahispaniolae (58817)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Panama Cardiomya sp. (145522)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Venezuela Cardiomya sp. (130981)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Dominican Republic Cardiomya islahispaniolae (75042 94106 131374 131387)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Dominican Republic Cardiomya islahispaniolae (93737)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Haiti Cuspidaria islahispaniolae (66815)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Venezuela Cardiomya surinamensis (131210)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Jamaica Cardiomya craspedonia (69094) Cardiomya craspedonia, Cardiomya sp. (69090)