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Palaeocardita
Classification
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Bivalvia
Subclass:
Heterodonta
Order:
Veneroida
Superfamily:
Carditacea
Family:
Carditidae
Subfamily:
Palaeocarditlnae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Palaeocardita CONRAD, 1867
Type Species:
Cardita austriaca (=Cardium austriacum HAUER, 1853), OD
Images
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Fig. E54,1a-d. P. crenata (Münster), M.Trias.(Ladin.), Aus. (Tyrol), 1a, b, LV and dorsal views of both valves, X1 (Münster, 1841), 1c, d, LV int., RV int., enl. (Laube, 1865). --Fig. E54,1e. *P. austriaca (Hauer), U.Trias.(Rhaet.), Aus.(Tyrol), RV int., X1 (Stoppani, 1860-65).
Synonyms
Geographic Distribution
N.Z.-Eu.
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
Trias.
Beginning International Stage:
Induan
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
251.9
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Trias.
Ending International Stage:
Rhaetian
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
201.36
Description
Inequilateral, enlarged posteriorly, with granulose or tripartite ribs, beaks almost orthogyrous. Hinge with well-developed cardinals and distant LV posterior lateral.
References
Museum or Author Information
Classification
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Bivalvia
Subclass:
Heterodonta
Order:
Veneroida
Superfamily:
Carditacea
Family:
Carditidae
Subfamily:
Palaeocarditlnae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Palaeocardita CONRAD, 1867
Type Species:
Cardita austriaca (=Cardium austriacum HAUER, 1853), OD
Images
(Click to enlarge in a new window)
Fig. E54,1a-d. P. crenata (Münster), M.Trias.(Ladin.), Aus. (Tyrol), 1a, b, LV and dorsal views of both valves, X1 (Münster, 1841), 1c, d, LV int., RV int., enl. (Laube, 1865). --Fig. E54,1e. *P. austriaca (Hauer), U.Trias.(Rhaet.), Aus.(Tyrol), RV int., X1 (Stoppani, 1860-65).
Synonyms
Geographic Distribution
N.Z.-Eu.
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
Trias.
Beginning International Stage:
Induan
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
251.9
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Trias.
Ending International Stage:
Rhaetian
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
201.36
Description
Inequilateral, enlarged posteriorly, with granulose or tripartite ribs, beaks almost orthogyrous. Hinge with well-developed cardinals and distant LV posterior lateral.