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Fragum unedo

Description

Fragum unedo is a species of cockle, a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Cardiidae, commonly known as the Pacific strawberry cockle. It is found in tropical seas in the Indo-Pacific region and the empty shells are prized for use in decorative crafts.


Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4372130https://www.gbif.org/species/4372130
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)60394https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=60394
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Cardiidae : Fragum : Fragum unedo
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Cardiidae : Fragum : Fragum unedo
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-Bilateria
-EubilateriaAx 1987
-ProtostomiaGrobben 1908
-Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMolluscaLinnaeus 1758
classBivalviaLinnaeus 1758
-EubivalviaCarter 2011
subclassAutobranchia
infraclassHeteroconchia
-CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
-CardioniFerussac 1822
-CardiidiaFerussac 1822
-CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
-CardioideiFerussac 1822
superfamilyCardioidea
familyCardiidaeLamarck 1809
-NeocardiidsCarter et al. 2011
-EucardiidsSchneider 1995
subfamilyFraginaeStewart 1930
genusFragumRšding 1798
speciesFragum unedoLinnaeus 1758
Generic NameFragum
Scientific NameFragum unedo (Linnaeus, 1758)
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Fragum unedospeciesbelongs to Fragumstated without evidenceJensen, 1996
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance3.60 - 2.59 Ma
Cenozoic
Motilityfacultatively mobile (based on Fragum)
Visionblind (based on Bivalvia)
Dietsuspension feeder (based on Fragum)
Taphonomyaragonite (based on Bivalvia)
Primary Reference (PBDB)P. Jensen. 1996. Common Seashells of Coastal Northern Queensland
Common Name(s) 草莓鳥尾蛤, Erdbeer-herzmuschel, Pazifische Erdbeermuschel, Strawberry Cockle, カワラガイ
Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fragum_unedo

Fossil Distribution

Obsolete Names

NameSourceTaxon RankTaxonomy
Hemicardium tegulatum Dautzenberg, 1900GBIFspeciesAnimalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Cardiidae : Fragum : Hemicardium tegulatum
Cardium unedo Linnaeus, 1758GBIFspeciesAnimalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Cardiidae : Fragum : Cardium unedo
Cardium cruentum Perry, 1811GBIFspeciesAnimalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Cardiidae : Fragum : Cardium cruentum

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1758Fragum unedo Linnaeus
1996Fragum unedo Jensen p. 42

References

Jensen P. (1996) , Common Seashells of Coastal Northern Queensland
Liu J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. China Science Press. 1267 pp. - via World Register of Marine Species
Poorten, J.J. ter, 2009. The Cardiidae of the Panglao Marine Biodiversity Project 2004 and the Panglao 2005 Deep-Sea Cruise with descriptions of four new species (Bivalvia). Vita Malacologica 8: 9-96 [21 November 2009] . Available online at http://dare.uva.nl/record/340850 - via World Register of Marine Species
Poorten, J.J. ter, 2005. Outline of a systematic index - Recent Cardiidae (Lamarck, 1809). VISAYA net. (Updated 2009 for WoRMS) - via World Register of Marine Species
Cole, T. C. H. (2017) Wörterbuch der Wirbellosen / Dictionary of Invertebrates. Latein-Deutsch-English: 2017. Springer Spektrum: Berlin. ISBN 978-3-662-52869-3. XII, 574 pp - via Catalogue of Life
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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