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Hippocampocardia

Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae

Taxonomy
Hippocampocardia was named by Pérez and Giachetti (2020). It is extant.

It was assigned to Carditidae by Pérez and Giacheti (2020).

Species
H. barbarensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2020Hippocampocardia Pérez and Giacheti
2020Hippocampocardia Pérez and Giachetti p. 15

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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(Férussac 1822)
familyCarditidaeFleming 1820
genusHippocampocardiaPérez and Giachetti 2020

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. Hippocampocardia Pérez and Giachetti 2020
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Hippocampocardia barbarensis Stearns 1890 [Santa Barbara cyclocardia]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitesuperf
Environment: marinesuperf
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindsuperf
Created: 2009-08-17 20:23:42
Modified: 2009-08-17 22:23:42
Source: f = family, superf = superfamily
References: Eames 1951, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Pliocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 3.60000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 2.58 Ma

Collections (24 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58USA (California) Cardita barbarensis (200403) Cyclocardia barbarensis (238418 238421 238434 238435 238436 238437 238456 238613)
Late/Upper Pliocene - Early/Lower Pleistocene3.6 - 0.774USA (California) Venericardia barbarensis (217009)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (California) Cardita barbarensis (202634 202636 202638) Cyclocardia barbarensis (202972 202986 202987) Venericardia barbarensis (222663 222665 222666 222978 222993 222995)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Venericardia barbarensis (222660 222662)