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Callocardia (Nitidavenus)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1939Callocardia (Nitidavenus) Vokes
1984Callocardia (Nitidavenus) Squires p. 51
1987Callocardia (Nitidavenus) Squires p. 70
1995Callocardia (Nitidavenus) Le Renard and Pacaud p. 72
1995Callocardia (Nitidavenus) Pacaud and Le Renard p. 183

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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
—Veneroidei(Gray 1854)
—VeneroiteiGray 1854
superfamilyVeneroidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyVeneridaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyCallocardiinae(Dall 1895)
genusCallocardiaAdams 1864
subgenusNitidavenusVokes 1939

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.

Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-10-08 06:38:03
Modified: 2009-08-18 20:15:30
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Early/Lower Eocene to the top of the Early/Lower Oligocene or 55.80000 to 28.40000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 47.8 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Belgium Callocardia nitidula (77608)
Early/Lower Eocene - Middle Eocene55.8 - 37.71United Kingdom (England) Aphrodina nitidula (3257)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Belgium Callocardia nitidula (77611 77613)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Libya Cytherea nitidula (42127)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3United Kingdom (England) Callocardia nitidula (8124 8125)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3France Aphrodina nitidula (171535)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0United Kingdom (England) Callocardia nitidula (42639)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0France (Oise) Meretrix nitidula (3494)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Bulgaria (Burgas) Pitar nitidula (102230)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4France (Essonne) Callocardia subarata (9267 9269)