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Glans (Glans) intermedia

Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae

Taxonomy
Cardita intermedia was named by Brocchi (1814) [DISTRIBUTION: Late Miocene-Pliocene; Mediterranean.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Beguina (Glans) intermedia by Rossi Ronchieti (1952); it was recombined as Glans (Glans) intermedia by Freneix et al. (1988).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
G. granulosus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1814Cardita intermedia Brocchi
1952Beguina (Glans) intermedia Rossi Ronchieti
1988Glans (Glans) intermedia Freneix et al. p. 424

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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
genusGlansMühfeld 1811
subgenusGlansMühfeld 1811
speciesintermedia(Brocchi 1814)

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.

†Glans (Glans) intermedia Brocchi 1814
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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: Sanchez Roig 1926, Eames 1951

Age range: base of the Thanetian to the top of the Calabrian or 59.20000 to 0.77400 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0USA (New Jersey) Cardita intermedia (3113)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44Italy (Pordenone) Glans intermedia (37352)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Italy (Pordenone) Glans intermedia (37372)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Morocco Glans intermedia (161327)
Tortonian - Messinian11.62 - 5.333Morocco Glans intermedia (173166 173167)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Algeria Glans intermedia (70864 70880 70882)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Italy Cardita intermedia (72303)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Italy (Umbria) Glans intermedia (149603 200420)