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Aphelakardia ✝

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4620750https://www.gbif.org/species/4620750
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)8149https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=8149
Rankgenus
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Conocardiidae : Aphelakardia
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Rostroconchia : Conocardiida : Conocardiidae : Aphelakardia
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-Bilateria
-EubilateriaAx 1987
-ProtostomiaGrobben 1908
-Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMolluscaLinnaeus 1758
classRostroconchiaPojeta et al. 1972
orderConocardiida
superfamilyConocardioideaMiller 1889
familyConocardiidaeMiller 1889
genusAphelakardiaHoare 1990
Scientific NameAphelakardia Hoare, 1990
Name Published InJ Paleontol 64 (5)
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Aphelakardiagenusbelongs to Hippocardiidaestated without evidenceLane et al., 1973
Aphelakardiagenusbelongs to Conocardiidaestated without evidenceQuiroz-Barroso et al., 2000
Aphelakardiagenusbelongs to Conocardioidasecond handSepkoski, 2002
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)3
First Recorded Appearance359 - 354 Ma
Paleozoic
Last Recorded Appearance345 - 343 Ma
Carboniferous
Motilitystationary (based on Rostroconchia)
Visionblind (based on Rostroconchia)
Dietsuspension feeder (based on Rostroconchia)
Taphonomyaragonite, low Mg calcite (based on Conocardiida)
Primary Reference (PBDB)R. D. Hoare. 1990. Mississippian rostroconch molluscs from Ohio. Journal of Paleontology 64(5):725-732

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Aphelakardia alternistriata ✝
species		listed (PBDB)5359 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian		354 Ma
Carboniferous
Aphelakardia indianense ✝
species		listed (PBDB)3345 Ma
Carboniferous		345 Ma
Carboniferous
Conocardium alternistriatum
species		accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Conocardium indianense
species		accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1973Aphelakardia Lane et al.
1990Aphelakardia Hoare pp. 727 – 728
2000Aphelakardia Quiroz-Barroso et al.
2002Aphelakardia Sepkoski, Jr.

References

Hoare R. D. (1990) Mississippian rostroconch molluscs from Ohio, Journal of Paleontology 64 5, 725-732
Lane N. G., Matthews J. L., et al (1973) Paleontology and paleoecology of the Crawfordsville fossil site (Upper Osagian: Indiana), University of California Publications in Geological Sciences 99, 1-141
Quiroz-Barroso S. A., Pojeta J., et al (2000) Pseudomulceodens: a Mississippian rostroconch from Mexico, Journal of Paleontology 74 6, 1184-1186
Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560
GBIF/Paleo Database - 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
J Paleontol 64 (5) - 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!
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