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Laevicardium
Classification
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Bivalvia
Subclass:
Heterodonta
Order:
Veneroida
Superfamily:
Cardiacea
Family:
Cardiidae (cockles)
Subfamily:
Laevicardiinae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Laevicardium SWAINSON, 1840
Type Species:
Cardium oblongum Gmelin, 1791, SD STOLICZKA, 1871
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Synonyms
Liocardium, Exocardium
Geographic Distribution
Eu.-Atl.-Pac.
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
Eoc.
Beginning International Stage:
Ypresian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
56
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Rec.
Ending International Stage:
Meghalayan
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
0
Description
Ribs faintly to moderately developed, weaker on posterior slope, smooth to threaded or noded
References
Swainson, William, 1840, A treatise on malacology or shells and shell-fish: The Cabinet Cyclopedia, Nat. History, 420 p., 130 text fig., Longman (London).
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:
Laevicardium SWAINSON, 1840
Type Species:
Cardium oblongum Gmelin, 1791, SD STOLICZKA, 1871
Images
(Click to enlarge in a new window)Synonyms
Liocardium, Exocardium
Geographic Distribution
Eu.-Atl.-Pac.
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
Eoc.
Beginning International Stage:
Ypresian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
56
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Rec.
Ending International Stage:
Meghalayan
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
0
Description
Ribs faintly to moderately developed, weaker on posterior slope, smooth to threaded or noded
References
Swainson, William, 1840, A treatise on malacology or shells and shell-fish: The Cabinet Cyclopedia, Nat. History, 420 p., 130 text fig., Longman (London).