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Cyclocardia (Arcturellina) sulcata

Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae

Taxonomy
Chama sulcata was named by Solander (1766) [DISTRIBUTION: Cenozoic; Western Europe.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Cardita sulcata by Garnder (1888); it was recombined as Venericardia sulcata by Cossmann and Pissarro (1906); it was recombined as Cyclocardia (Arcturellina) sulcata by Le Renard (1993).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1766Chama sulcata Solander
1888Cardita sulcata Garnder
1906Venericardia sulcata Cossmann and Pissarro
1993Cyclocardia (Arcturellina) sulcata Le Renard

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CarditioniDall 1889
orderCarditida(Dall 1889)
superfamilyCrassatelloidea(Férussac 1822)
familyCarditidaeFleming 1820
genusCyclocardiaConrad 1867
subgenusArcturellina(Chavan 1951)
speciessulcata(Solander 1766)

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.

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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 09:36:22
Modified: 2009-09-09 09:22:15
Source: g = genus, superf = superfamily
References: Todd 2001, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 56.00000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Belgium Venericardia sulcata (77608)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Belgium Venericardia sulcata (77611)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71France (Oise) Venericardia sulcata (3494)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71United Kingdom (England) Venericardia sulcata (42636 42639 42641 42644)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71France Venericardia sulcata (78567)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) Cardita sulcata (42584 42585 42586) Venericardia sulcata (42640 42658 42662)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Israel Cardita sulcata (225667)