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Carydium ✝

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Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	4578223	https://www.gbif.org/species/4578223
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	17115	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=17115

Rank

genus

Taxonomy (GBIF)

Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Carydiidae : Carydium

Taxonomy (PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Modiomorphida : Carydiidae : Carydium

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	Modiomorphida
superfamily	Cycloconchacea	Ulrich 1884
family	Carydiidae	Haffer 1959
genus	Carydium	Beushausen 1895

Scientific Name

Carydium Beushausen, 1895

Name Published In

Abh. Preuss. Geol. Landesanst., (N. F.) 17

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Carydium	genus	belongs to Carydiidae	stated with evidence	Vokes, 1980
Carydium	genus	belongs to Modiomorphoida	second hand	Sepkoski, 2002
Carydium	genus	belongs to Carydiidae	stated without evidence	Bouchet et al., 2010

Status (PBDB)

extinct

Taxon Size (PBDB)

First Recorded Appearance

419 - 411 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian

Last Recorded Appearance

383 - 372 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian

Motility

stationary, attached (based on Modiomorphida)

Vision

blind (based on Bivalvia)

Diet

suspension feeder (based on Modiomorphida)

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

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Common Name(s)	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Carydium bellastriatum ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		1	388 Ma Middle Devonian	388 Ma Middle Devonian
Carydium clarkei ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	411 Ma Early/Lower Devonian	411 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Carydium elongatum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Carydium globularis ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		1	383 Ma Late/Upper Devonian	383 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Carydium manitobensis ✝ species	listed (PBDB)
Carydium sociale ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	403 Ma Early/Lower Devonian	403 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Carydium varicosum ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		1	388 Ma Middle Devonian	388 Ma Middle Devonian
Nucula globularis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula manitobensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula varicosa species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nuculites bellastriata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1895	Carydium Beushausen
1980	Carydium Vokes p. 71
1986	Carydium Bailey p. 314
2002	Carydium Sepkoski, Jr.
2010	Carydium Bouchet et al.

References

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

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

Bailey J. B. (1986) North American Devonian Carydiidae (Bivalvia): Systematics, Phylogeny, and Implications in Early Diversification of the Class, Journal of Paleontology 60 2, 302-326

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

Abh. Preuss. Geol. Landesanst., (N. F.) 17 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

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

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