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Cardium
Classification
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Bivalvia
Subclass:
Heterodonta
Order:
Veneroida
Superfamily:
Cardiacea
Family:
Cardiidae (cockles)
Subfamily:
Cardiinae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Cardium LINNÉ, 1758
Type Species:
C. costatum, SD CHILDREN, 1823
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Fig. E84,3. *C. (B.) ringens Bruguière, Rec., W.Afr., 3 a, b, LV ext., int., X1 (Tryon).
Synonyms
Bucardites, Cordium, Tropidocardium
Geographic Distribution
S.Eu.-W.Afr.
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
Mio.
Beginning International Stage:
Aquitanian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
23.04
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Rec.
Ending International Stage:
Meghalayan
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
0
Description
Ribs either keeled or spinose; cardinal4b elevated.
References
Museum or Author Information
Classification
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Bivalvia
Subclass:
Heterodonta
Order:
Veneroida
Superfamily:
Cardiacea
Family:
Cardiidae (cockles)
Subfamily:
Cardiinae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Cardium LINNÉ, 1758
Type Species:
C. costatum, SD CHILDREN, 1823
Images
(Click to enlarge in a new window)
Fig. E84,3. *C. (B.) ringens Bruguière, Rec., W.Afr., 3 a, b, LV ext., int., X1 (Tryon).
Synonyms
Bucardites, Cordium, Tropidocardium
Geographic Distribution
S.Eu.-W.Afr.
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
Mio.
Beginning International Stage:
Aquitanian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
23.04
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Rec.
Ending International Stage:
Meghalayan
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
0
Description
Ribs either keeled or spinose; cardinal4b elevated.