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Archaeocardium

Bivalvia - Carditida - Archaeocardiidae

Taxonomy
Archaeocardium was named by Khalfin (1940). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Archaeocardiidae by Bouchet et al. (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1940Archaeocardium Khalfin
2010Archaeocardium Bouchet et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
RankNameAuthor
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CarditioniDall 1889
orderCarditida(Dall 1889)
familyArchaeocardiidaeKhalfin 1940
genusArchaeocardiumKhalfin 1940

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. †Archaeocardium Khalfin 1940
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilec
Life habit: infaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 11:33:36
Modified: 2010-02-12 03:59:35
Source: c = class
Reference: Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Eifelian or 393.47000 to 387.95000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Vietnam A. sp. (83321)