Quick Links : Mindat手册 The Rock H. Currier Digital Library Mindat Newsletter [Free Download]

主页关于 Mindat Mindat手册 Mindat的历史版权 Who We Are 联系我们于 Mindat.org刊登广告

捐赠给 Mindat Corporate Sponsorship 赞助板页已赞助的板页在 Mindat刊登广告的广告商于 Mindat.org刊登广告

Learning Center What is a mineral?The most common minerals on earth Information for Educators Mindat Articles The Elements The Rock H. Currier Digital Library Geologic Time

搜索矿物的性质搜索矿物的化学 Advanced Locality Search 随意显示任何一种矿物 Random Locality 使用minID搜索邻近产地 Search Articles 搜索词汇表更多搜索选项

Mindat手册添加新照片 Rate Photos 产区编辑报告 Coordinate Completion Report 添加词汇表项目

Mining Companies 统计会员列表 Mineral Museums Clubs & Organizations 矿物展及活动 The Mindat目录表设备设置 The Mineral Quiz

照片搜索 Photo Galleries Search by Color 今天最新的照片昨天最新的照片用户照片相集过去每日精选照片相集 Photography

BETA TEST - Fossil data and pages are very much experimental and under development. Please report any problems

Cardium

Photos

Photo Gallery

Cardium sp.

Almada, Cova da Piedade, Pragal e Cacilhas, Almada, Setúbal, Portugal

Cardium sp.

Almada, Cova da Piedade, Pragal e Cacilhas, Almada, Setúbal, Portugal

Cardium sp.

Almada, Cova da Piedade, Pragal e Cacilhas, Almada, Setúbal, Portugal

Description

The term cardium comes from the Greek word for 'heart'. It is a frequently encountered term in physiology where it is incorporated into scientific nomenclature.

From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardium, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0.

Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	7234684	https://www.gbif.org/species/7234684
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	17448	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=17448

Rank

genus

Taxonomy (GBIF)

Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardium

Taxonomy (PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Cardiidae : Cardium

Taxonomic Status (GBIF)

doubtful

Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)

Rank	Name	Author
-	Eukaryota
-	Opisthokonta	Cavalier-Smith 1987
kingdom	Animalia
-	Bilateria
-	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
-	Protostomia	Grobben 1908
-	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
phylum	Mollusca	Linnaeus 1758
class	Bivalvia	Linnaeus 1758
-	Eubivalvia	Carter 2011
subclass	Autobranchia
infraclass	Heteroconchia
-	Cardiomorphi	Ferussac 1822
-	Cardioni	Ferussac 1822
-	Cardiidia	Ferussac 1822
-	Cardiata	Ferussac 1822
superorder	Cardiiformii	Ferussac 1822
order	Cardiida	Ferussac 1822
suborder	Cardiidina	Ferussac 1822
-	Cardioidei	Ferussac 1822
superfamily	Cardioidea
family	Cardiidae	Lamarck 1809
-	Neocardiids	Carter et al. 2011
-	Eucardiids	Schneider 1995
subfamily	Cardiinae	Lamarck 1809
genus	Cardium	Barrande 1881

Scientific Name

Cardium Barrande, 1881

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Cardium	genus	belongs to Cardiidae	stated without evidence	Holmes, 1860
Cardium	genus	belongs to Cardiidae	stated with evidence	Glenn, 1904
Cardium	genus	belongs to Cardiidae	stated without evidence	Packard, 1922
Cardium	genus	belongs to Cardiidae	stated with evidence	Russell and Landes, 1937
Cardium	genus	belongs to Cardiidae	stated without evidence	Mukerjee, 1939
Cardium	genus	belongs to Cardiinae	stated with evidence	Vokes, 1980
Cardium	genus	belongs to Cardiidae	stated without evidence	Gazdzicki and Pugaczewska, 1984
Cardium	genus	belongs to Cardiinae	stated without evidence	Schneider, 2002
Cardium	genus	belongs to Veneroida	second hand	Sepkoski, 2002
Cardium	genus	belongs to Cardiidae	stated without evidence	Vera-Peláez et al., 2004

Status (PBDB)

extant

Taxon Size (PBDB)

Extant Size (PBDB)

11 (16%)

First Recorded Appearance

446 - 444 Ma
Paleozoic

Motility

facultatively mobile (based on Cardiidae)

Vision

blind (based on Bivalvia)

Diet

suspension feeder (based on Cardiidae)

Taphonomy

aragonite (based on Bivalvia)

Primary Reference (PBDB)

J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560

Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardium

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Common Name(s)	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Cardium (Criocardium) subgenus	listed (PBDB)		1	55.8 Ma Eocene	55.8 Ma Eocene
Cardium (Eucardium) subgenus	listed (PBDB)				0 Ma Extant
Cardium (Granocardium) subgenus	listed (PBDB)
Cardium (Pachycardium) ✝ subgenus	listed (PBDB)
Cardium (Tulongocardium) ✝ subgenus	listed (PBDB)		2	237 Ma Middle Triassic	228 Ma Late/Upper Triassic
Cardium altum ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Cardium angustatum species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		3	3.60 Ma Pliocene	0 Ma Extant
Cardium arcumbona ✝ species	listed (PBDB)
Cardium barnense ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		1	209 Ma Late/Upper Triassic	209 Ma Late/Upper Triassic
Cardium bisectum ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Cardium bottegoi ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	161 Ma Jurassic	161 Ma Jurassic
Cardium bourdoti ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Cardium casertanum species	listed (PBDB)				0 Ma Extant
Cardium centifilosum species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)				0 Ma Extant
Cardium cloacinum ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		4	228 Ma Late/Upper Triassic	209 Ma Late/Upper Triassic
Cardium comoxense species	listed (PBDB)				0 Ma Extant
Cardium concinnum ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Cardium coosense species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	5.33 Ma Miocene	0 Ma Extant
Cardium cucullatum ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		1	209 Ma Late/Upper Triassic	209 Ma Late/Upper Triassic
Cardium cuculloides ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Cardium dalli ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Cardium dariesi ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	23.0 Ma Miocene	23.0 Ma Miocene
Cardium dickersoni species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)				0 Ma Extant
Cardium fragum ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		1	3.60 Ma Pliocene	3.60 Ma Pliocene
Cardium impeditium ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Cardium inaequiconvexum species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	61.6 Ma Paleocene	61.6 Ma Paleocene
Cardium incomptum ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Cardium indicum species	listed (PBDB)		2	1.81 Ma Pleistocene	0 Ma Extant
Cardium interruptum ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		1	3.60 Ma Pliocene	3.60 Ma Pliocene
Cardium intersectum ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Cardium khowaiteri species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	56.0 Ma Paleocene	56.0 Ma Paleocene
Cardium kummeli species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Cardium ladinum ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		1	235 Ma Late/Upper Triassic	235 Ma Late/Upper Triassic
Cardium lincolnensis ✝ species	listed (PBDB)
Cardium lucerna ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Cardium magnum species	listed (PBDB)				0 Ma Extant
Cardium midyetti ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		1	28.4 Ma Oligocene	28.4 Ma Oligocene
Cardium miikense ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		2	48.6 Ma Eocene	48.6 Ma Eocene
Cardium moricinum species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	157 Ma Jurassic	157 Ma Jurassic
Cardium mosense species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cardium multicostatum ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		1	199 Ma Early Jurassic	199 Ma Early Jurassic
Cardium nanum ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	5.33 Ma Miocene	5.33 Ma Miocene
Cardium nodosulum ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	3.60 Ma Pliocene	3.60 Ma Pliocene
Cardium nodosum species	listed (PBDB)		4	5.33 Ma Miocene	0 Ma Extant
Cardium nuculoides ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	209 Ma Late/Upper Triassic	209 Ma Late/Upper Triassic
Cardium obliquum ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		12	47.8 Ma Eocene	41.3 Ma Eocene
Cardium oldroydi ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	41.3 Ma Eocene	41.3 Ma Eocene
Cardium ouachitense ✝ species	listed (PBDB)
Cardium ouralicum ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	323 Ma Carboniferous	323 Ma Carboniferous
Cardium pentagonum ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		1	209 Ma Late/Upper Triassic	209 Ma Late/Upper Triassic
Cardium perobliquum ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	11.6 Ma Miocene	11.6 Ma Miocene
Cardium philotarium species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		4	23.0 Ma Miocene	23.0 Ma Miocene
Cardium pisum ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		5	33.9 Ma Oligocene	5.33 Ma Miocene
Cardium pygmaeum ✝ species	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	446 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician	446 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician
Cardium quilonense species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	23.0 Ma Miocene	23.0 Ma Miocene
Cardium regazzoni ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		1	209 Ma Late/Upper Triassic	209 Ma Late/Upper Triassic
Cardium rhynchonelloides ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		1	209 Ma Late/Upper Triassic	209 Ma Late/Upper Triassic
Cardium riogramamense ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Cardium soldani ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	209 Ma Late/Upper Triassic	209 Ma Late/Upper Triassic
Cardium sookensis ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		1	28.1 Ma Oligocene	28.1 Ma Oligocene
Cardium spillmani species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		3	83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Cardium strigilliferum ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	5.33 Ma Miocene	3.60 Ma Pliocene
Cardium subalternatum ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Cardium talahabense ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	16.0 Ma Miocene	13.8 Ma Miocene
Cardium venustum ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		3	3.60 Ma Pliocene	3.60 Ma Pliocene
Cardium verbeeki ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	48.6 Ma Eocene	11.6 Ma Miocene

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1758	Cardium Linnaeus
1860	Cardium Holmes p. 23
1904	Cardium Glenn p. 319
1922	Cardium Packard p. 423
1922	Cardium Woods p. 73
1928	Cardium Nagao p. 61
1935	Cardium Oostingh p. 177
1937	Cardium Russell and Landes p. 156
1939	Cardium Mukerjee p. 15

Year	Name and Author
1967	Cardium Olsson
1980	Cardium Vokes p. 126
1984	Cardium Gazdzicki and Pugaczewska p. 101
1999	Cardium Wienrich p. 240
2002	Cardium Schneider p. 351 figs. Figure 25
2002	Cardium Sepkoski, Jr.
2004	Cardium Vera-Peláez et al. p. 255
2010	Cardium Bouchet et al.

References

Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560

Holmes F. S. Post-Pleiocene Fossils of South Carolina, 1-122

Glenn L. C. (1904) Pelecypoda, Maryland Geological Survey Miocene Text, 274-401

Packard E. L. (1922) New species from the Cretaceous of the Santa Ana Mountains, California, University of California Publications, Bulletin of the Department of Geological Sciences 13 10, 413-462

Woods H. (1922) Section A. Mollusca from the Eocene and Miocene deposits of Peru. , Geology of the Tertiary and Quaternary Periods in the Northwest Part of Peru, 51-113

Nagao T. (1928) Palaeogene fossils of the Island of Kyushu, Japan Part II, Science Reports of the Tohoku Imperial University 12 1, 11-140

Oostingh C. H. (1935) Die Mollusken des Pliozäns von Boemiajoe (Java), Dienst van den Mijnbouw in Nederlandsch-Indië Wetenschappelijke Mededeelingen 26, 1-247

Russell L. S., Landes R. W. (1937) Geology of the Southern Alberta Plains. Part II. Paleontology of the marine formations of the Montana Group, Geological Survey of Canada Memoir 221

Mukerjee P. N. (1939) Fossil fauna from the Tertiary of Garo Hills, Assam, Palaeontologia Indica 28 1, 1-101

Olsson A. A. (1967) , Some Tertiary mollusks from South Florida and the Carribean. Paleontological Research Institute, 1-61

Vokes H. E. (1980) Genera of the Bivalvia: a systematic and bibliographic Catalogue, Genera of the Bivalvia: a systematic and bibliographic Catalogue

Gazdzicki A, Pugaczewska H (1984) Biota of the "Pecten Conglomerate" (Polenez Cove Formation, Pliocene) of King George Island (South Shetland Islands, Antarctica), Studia Geologica Polonica 79, 59-120

Wienrich G. (1999) Die Fauna des marinen Miozäns von Kevelaer (Niederrhein). Band 2 Bivalvia, Scaphopoda, Cephalopoda, Bryozoa, Annelida, Brachiopoda, Backhuys Publishers, Leiden 2, 188-384

Schneider J. A. (2002) Phylogeny of cardiid bivalves (cockles and giant clams): revision of the Cardiinae and theimportance of fossils in explaining dijunct biogeographical distributions, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Socciety 2002 136, 321-369

Vera-Peláez J. L., Lozano-Francisco M. C., et al (2004) Molluscos del Tirreniense (Pleistoceno Superior) de la Playa la Araña-Cala de Moral (Málaga), Revista Española de Paleontología 19 2, 251-259

Bouchet P., Rocroi J.-P., et al (2010) Nomenclator of Bivalve Families with a Classification of Bivalve Families, Malacologia 52 2, 1-184 doi:10.4002/040.052.0201

NZ cross ref or inferred from publ. title - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Nomenclator Zoologicus. A list of the names of genera and subgenera in zoology from the tenth edition of Linnaeus, 1758 to the end of 2004. Digitised by uBio from vols. 1-9 of Neave (ed.), 1939-1996 plus supplementary digital-only volume. http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus (as at 2006). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!

Quick NavTop Fossil Distribution Subtaxa Synonymy List References

Go to top of page