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Cardiomya

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Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	2288508	https://www.gbif.org/species/2288508
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	18711	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=18711

Rank

genus

Taxonomy (GBIF)

Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cuspidariidae : Cardiomya

Taxonomy (PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Poromyida : Cuspidariidae : Cardiomya

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
-	Poromyata	Ridewood 1903
order	Poromyida
superfamily	Cuspidarioidea	Dall 1886
family	Cuspidariidae	Dall 1886
genus	Cardiomya	A.Adams 1864

Scientific Name

Cardiomya A.Adams, 1864

Name Published In

Adams, A. (1864). On the species of Nearea found in the seas of Japan. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 13(3): 206-209.

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Cardiomya	genus	belongs to Cuspidariidae	stated without evidence	Turner, 1938
Cardiomya	subgenus	belongs to Cuspidaria	stated without evidence	Durham, 1944
Cardiomya	subgenus	belongs to Cuspidaria	stated with evidence	Eames, 1951
Cardiomya	genus	belongs to Cuspidariidae	stated with evidence	Vokes, 1980
Cardiomya	genus	belongs to Cuspidariidae	stated without evidence	Squires, 1984
Cardiomya	genus	belongs to Cuspidariidae	stated with evidence	Jung, 1996
Cardiomya	genus	belongs to Cuspidariidae	implied	Lamprell and Healy, 1998
Cardiomya	genus	belongs to Cuspidariidae	stated without evidence	Wienrich, 1999
Cardiomya	genus	belongs to Pholadomyoida	second hand	Sepkoski, 2002
Cardiomya	genus	belongs to Cardiomyinae	stated without evidence	Bouchet et al., 2010
Cardiomya	genus	belongs to Cuspidariidae	stated with evidence	Coan and Valentich-Scott, 2012
Cardiomya	genus	belongs to Cuspidariidae	stated without evidence	Hickman, 2014

Status (PBDB)

extant

Taxon Size (PBDB)

Extant Size (PBDB)

8 (40%)

First Recorded Appearance

83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous

Motility

facultatively mobile

Vision

blind (based on Bivalvia)

Diet

carnivore

Ecospace Comments

LIFE HISTORY: IS, MA, UN/BA, CP according to Todd (2001).

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

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Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Common Name(s)	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Cardiomya (Bowdenia) ✝ subgenus	listed (PBDB)		6	7.25 Ma Miocene	3.60 Ma Pliocene
Cardiomya (Cardiomya) subgenus	listed (PBDB)		26	59.2 Ma Paleocene	0 Ma Extant
Cardiomya abyssicola species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cardiomya alcocki species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cardiomya alternata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cardiomya alveata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cardiomya anaticepsella ✝ species	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	38.0 Ma Eocene	38.0 Ma Eocene
Cardiomya andamanica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cardiomya angusticauda species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cardiomya balboae species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cardiomya behringensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cardiomya bruuni species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cardiomya cadiziana species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cardiomya californica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cardiomya casta species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cardiomya chuni species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cardiomya cleryana species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cardiomya comstockensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	56.0 Ma Paleocene	56.0 Ma Paleocene
Cardiomya concinna species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cardiomya costata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cardiomya costellata species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		11	16.0 Ma Miocene	0 Ma Extant
Cardiomya didyma species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	2.59 Ma Pleistocene	0 Ma Extant
Cardiomya domengicica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cardiomya domenginica ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Cardiomya dulcis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cardiomya elegantissima ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		1	20.4 Ma Miocene	20.4 Ma Miocene
Cardiomya fallax species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cardiomya filatovae species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cardiomya forticostata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cardiomya fortisculpta species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cardiomya fragilissima species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cardiomya fujitai species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cardiomya gilchristi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cardiomya gouldiana species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)				0 Ma Extant
Cardiomya greenii species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cardiomya iturupica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cardiomya kashimana species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cardiomya lanieri species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cardiomya levifrons species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cardiomya mansfieldi ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		1	2.59 Ma Pleistocene	2.59 Ma Pleistocene
Cardiomya obliqua species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cardiomya ochotensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cardiomya orientalis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cardiomya ornatissima species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		3	3.60 Ma Pliocene	0 Ma Extant
Cardiomya pavascotti ✝ species	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	38.0 Ma Eocene	38.0 Ma Eocene
Cardiomya pectinata species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	0.78 Ma Pleistocene	0 Ma Extant
Cardiomya perrostrata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cardiomya pinna species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cardiomya planetica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cardiomya pseutes species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cardiomya rectimarginata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cardiomya reticulata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cardiomya saba species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cardiomya semicostata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cardiomya sibogai species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cardiomya silverensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Cardiomya singaporensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cardiomya sinica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cardiomya stenhousei species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cardiomya striata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cardiomya surinamensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cardiomya taiwanica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cardiomya tosaensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cardiomya turneri ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Cardiomya unistriata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cuspidaria (Cardiomya) alkiensis ✝ species	listed (PBDB)
Cuspidaria islahispaniolae species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cuspidaria mansfieldi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cuspidaria soriensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Neaera elegantissima species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB

Obsolete Names

Name	Source	Taxon Rank	Taxonomy
Cardyomia Crosse, 1866	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cuspidariidae : *Cardyomia*
Spathophora Jeffreys, 1882	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cuspidariidae : *Spathophora*
Kurodamya Okutani & Sakurai, 1964	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cuspidariidae : *Kurodamya*

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1864	Cardiomya Adams
1938	Cardiomya Turner p. 47
1944	Cuspidaria (Cardiomya) Durham p. 142
1951	Cuspidaria (Cardiomya) Eames p. 453
1980	Cardiomya Vokes p. 212
1982	Cardiomya Woodring p. 723
1984	Cardiomya Squires p. 54

Year	Name and Author
1996	Cardiomya Jung p. 40
1998	Cardiomya Lamprell and Healy p. 234
1999	Cardiomya Wienrich p. 260
2002	Cardiomya Sepkoski, Jr.
2010	Cardiomya Bouchet et al.
2012	Cardiomya Coan and Valentich-Scott p. 1004
2014	Cardiomya Hickman p. 12

References

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

Turner F. E. (1938) Stratigraphy and Mollusca of the Eocene of western Oregon, Geological Society of America Special Paper 10, 1-130

Durham J. W. (1944) Megafaunal zones of the Oligocene of northwestern Washington, University of California Publications in Geological Sciences 27, 101 -212

Eames F. E. (1951) A Contribution to the study of the Eocene in Western Pakistan and Western India: B. Description of the Lamellibranchia from standard sections in the Rakni Nala and Zinda Pir areas of the Western Punjab and in the Kohat District, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series B 235, 311-482

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

Woodring W. P. (1982) Geology and paleontology of canal zone and adjoing parts of Panama: Description of Tertiary mollusks (Pelecypods: Propeamussiidae to Cuspidariidae)., United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 306 F

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

Jung P. (1996) Neogene paleontology in the northern Dominican Republic: 17. The familes Cuspidariidae and Verticordiidae (Mollusca: Bivalvia), Bulletins of American Paleontology 110 351, 35-54

Lamprell K., Healy J. (1998) , Bivalves of Australia 2

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

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

Hickman C. S. (2014) Paleogene marine bivalves of the deep-water Keasey Formation in Oregon, part IV: The anomalodesmatans, PaleoBios 31 3, 1-21

Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., (3) 13 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Aphia2006 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

CoL2006 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Nomenclator Zoologicus (authority adjusted) - 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

Sepkoski, J. J., Jr. (2002). A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363, 1-560. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

WoRMS (Mar 2013) - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Jägerskiölds marina inventering (2008) L. A. Jägerskiölds inventering av marina evertebrater vid svenska Västkusten 1921-1938. Göteborgs Naturhistoriska Museum. Exceldokument, 2008. - via Dyntaxa. Svensk taxonomisk databas

SN2000/Bouchet et al., 2001 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Turgeon, D. D., J. F. Quinn, Jr., A. E. Bogan, E. V. Coan, F. G. Hochberg, W. G. Lyons, et al., 1998: Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: Mollusks, 2nd ed.. American Fisheries Society Special Publication 26. 526. - via Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)

Coan, E. V.; Valentich-Scott, P. (2012). Bivalve seashells of tropical West America. Marine bivalve mollusks from Baja California to northern Peru. 2 vols, 1258 pp. - via World Register of Marine Species

Adams, A. (1864). On the species of Nearea found in the seas of Japan. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 13(3): 206-209. - via World Register of Marine Species

Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 180-213. - via World Register of Marine Species

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