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Carditida
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Rank | order (PBDB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Carditida | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1,125 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Extant Size (PBDB) | 157 (14%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 485 - 478 Ma Paleozoic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | facultatively mobile (based on Bivalvia) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | blind (based on Bivalvia) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | suspension feeder (based on Bivalvia) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Bivalvia) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. G. Carter, C. R. Altaba L. C. Anderson, R. Araujo, A. S. Biakov, A. E. Bogan, D. C. Campbell, M. Campbell, J. H. Chen, J. C. W. Cope, G. Delvene, H. H. Dijkstra, Z. J. Fang, R. N. Gardner, V. A. Gavrilova, I. A. Goncharova, P. J. Harries, J. H. Hartman, M. Hautmann, et al. 2011. A Synoptical Classification of the Bivalvia (Mollusca). University of Kansas Paleontological Institute Paleontological Contributions 4:1-47 |
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Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Condylocardioidea superfamily | listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
Crassatelloidea superfamily | listed (PBDB) | 11,128 | 485 Ma Cambrian | 0 Ma Extant | |
Archaeocardiidae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
Eodonidae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1889 | Carditoida Dall |
2006 | Carditoida Bieler and Mikkelsen p. 231 |
2009 | Carditoida Nevesskaja |
2010 | Carditida Bouchet et al. |
2011 | Carditida Carter et al. p. 13 |
References
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!
Relience Clay pit, Troup, Smith County, Texas, USA