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Cerastoderma
Classification
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Bivalvia
Subclass:
Heterodonta
Order:
Veneroida
Superfamily:
Cardiacea
Family:
Cardiidae (cockles)
Subfamily:
Laevicardiinae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Cerastoderma POLl, 1795
Type Species:
Cardium edule LINNE, 1758; SD VON MARTENS, 1870
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Fig. E87,3. *C. edule (Linné), Rec., Eu., 3a, b, LV ext., int., X1 ( 3a, Tryon, 3b, Keen).
Synonyms
Cerastes, Edulicardium
Geographic Distribution
Eu.
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
U.Oligo.
Beginning International Stage:
Chattian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
27.29
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Rec.
Ending International Stage:
Meghalayan
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
0
Description
Oblique-quadrangular, hinge only moderately arched, beaks orthogyrate, ribs moderately strong on posterior slope, sculptured with cross-threads
References
Museum or Author Information
Classification
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Bivalvia
Subclass:
Heterodonta
Order:
Veneroida
Superfamily:
Cardiacea
Family:
Cardiidae (cockles)
Subfamily:
Laevicardiinae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Cerastoderma POLl, 1795
Type Species:
Cardium edule LINNE, 1758; SD VON MARTENS, 1870
Images
(Click to enlarge in a new window)
Fig. E87,3. *C. edule (Linné), Rec., Eu., 3a, b, LV ext., int., X1 ( 3a, Tryon, 3b, Keen).
Synonyms
Cerastes, Edulicardium
Geographic Distribution
Eu.
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
U.Oligo.
Beginning International Stage:
Chattian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
27.29
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Rec.
Ending International Stage:
Meghalayan
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
0
Description
Oblique-quadrangular, hinge only moderately arched, beaks orthogyrate, ribs moderately strong on posterior slope, sculptured with cross-threads