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Pliocardia bowdeniana

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Vesicomyidae

Taxonomy
Anomalocardia bowdeniana was named by Dall (1903).

It was recombined as Pliocardia bowdeniana by Amano and Kiel (2007).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1903Anomalocardia bowdeniana Dall
2007Pliocardia bowdeniana Amano and Kiel p. 287

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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
superfamilyGlossoidea(Gray 1847)
familyVesicomyidaeDall 1908
subfamilyPliocardiinaeWoodring 1925
genusPliocardiaWoodring 1925
speciesbowdeniana(Dall 1903)

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.

Pliocardia bowdeniana Dall 1903
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilesuperf
Life habit: infaunalsuperf
Diet: suspension feedersuperf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 13:39:35
Modified: 2009-09-09 15:39:35
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Late/Upper Pliocene or 3.60000 to 2.58800 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Jamaica Pliocardia bowdeniana (58522 69094)