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Callocardia

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Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	2287693	https://www.gbif.org/species/2287693
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	17427	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=17427

Rank

genus

Taxonomy (GBIF)

Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Veneridae : Callocardia

Taxonomy (PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Veneroidei : Veneridae : Callocardia

Taxonomic Status (GBIF)

accepted

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
-	Veneroidei
-	Veneroitei	Gray 1854
superfamily	Veneroidea
family	Veneridae	Rafinesque 1815
subfamily	Callocardiinae
genus	Callocardia	A.Adams 1864

Scientific Name

Callocardia A.Adams, 1864

Name Published In

Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., (3) 13

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Callocardia	genus	belongs to Meretricinae	stated with evidence	Glenn, 1904
Callocardia	genus	belongs to Pitarinae	stated with evidence	Vokes, 1980
Callocardia	genus	belongs to Pitarinae	stated without evidence	Squires, 1984
Callocardia	genus	belongs to Veneridae	implied	Lamprell and Whitehead, 1992
Callocardia	genus	belongs to Pitarinae	stated with evidence	Pacaud and Le Renard, 1995
Callocardia	genus	belongs to Veneroida	second hand	Sepkoski, 2002
Callocardia	genus	belongs to Callocardiinae	stated without evidence	Bouchet et al., 2010
Callocardia	genus	belongs to Callocardiinae	stated with evidence	Coan and Valentich-Scott, 2012

Status (PBDB)

extant

Taxon Size (PBDB)

Extant Size (PBDB)

9 (39%)

First Recorded Appearance

66.0 - 61.6 Ma
Paleocene

Motility

facultatively mobile (based on Veneridae)

Vision

blind (based on Bivalvia)

Diet

suspension feeder (based on Veneridae)

Taphonomy

aragonite (based on Veneridae)

Primary Reference (PBDB)

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

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Common Name(s)	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Callocardia (Agriopoma) subgenus	listed (PBDB)		117	56.0 Ma Paleocene	0 Ma Extant
Callocardia (Atopodonta) ✝ subgenus	listed (PBDB)		4	16.0 Ma Miocene	11.6 Ma Miocene
Callocardia (Callocardia) subgenus	listed (PBDB)				0 Ma Extant
Callocardia (Nitidavenus) subgenus	listed (PBDB)		13	56.0 Ma Paleocene	0 Ma Extant
Callocardia albofonte species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Callocardia amichel species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Callocardia ammondea species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Callocardia astartoides species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Callocardia biboraensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Callocardia californica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Callocardia castoriana species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Callocardia chioneformis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Callocardia chioniformis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Callocardia elethusa species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Callocardia guttata species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)				0 Ma Extant
Callocardia hawtofi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Callocardia kempae species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Callocardia kincaidii species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Callocardia multifosa species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Callocardia nitidula species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Callocardia nux species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Callocardia prosayana species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Callocardia prunensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Callocardia pteleina species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Callocardia rubisiniana species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Callocardia salvia ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	47.8 Ma Eocene	37.2 Ma Eocene
Callocardia silicata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Callocardia simiensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Callocardia sincera species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Callocardia sinedepressa ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	61.6 Ma Paleocene	61.6 Ma Paleocene
Cytherea fastidiosa species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cytherea globulosa species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cytherea nitida species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cytherea subnasuta species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cytherea tranquilla species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB

Obsolete Names

Name	Source	Taxon Rank	Taxonomy
Callocallista Weaver, 1916	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Veneridae : *Callocallista*

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1864	Callocardia Adams
1904	Callocardia Glenn p. 311
1916	Callocallista Weaver
1980	Callocardia Vokes p. 170
1984	Callocardia Squires p. 51
1987	Callocardia Squires p. 70

Year	Name and Author
1992	Callocardia Lamprell and Whitehead p. 142
1995	Callocardia Pacaud and Le Renard p. 183
2002	Callocardia Sepkoski, Jr.
2010	Callocardia Bouchet et al.
2012	Callocardia Coan and Valentich-Scott p. 792

References

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

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

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

Squires R. L. (1984) Megapaleontology of the Eocene Llajas Formation, Simi Valley, California, Contributions in Science, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County 350, 1-76

Squires R. L. (1987) Eocene molluscan paleontology of the Whitaker Peak area, Los Angeles and Ventura counties, California, Contributions in Science, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County 388, 1-93

Lamprell K., Whitehead T. (1992) , Bivalves of Australia 1

Pacaud J.-M., Le Renard J. (1995) Révision des Mollusques Paléogénes du Bassin de Paris. IV - Liste systématique actualisée, Cossmanniana 3 4, 155-187

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

Coan E. V., Valentich-Scott P. (2012) Bivalve Seashells of Tropical West America. Marine Bivalve Mollusks from Baja California to Northern Peru, Santa Barbara museum of Natural history monographs 6, 1-1258

Smith E. A. (1900). Note on the genera Callocardia and Vesicomya. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London. 4:81-83. - via World Register of Marine Species

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