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Cyclocardia

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Cyclocardia is a genus of molluscs in the family Carditidae.

From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyclocardia, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0.

Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	2286591	https://www.gbif.org/species/2286591
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	17548	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=17548

Rank

genus

Taxonomy (GBIF)

Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Carditida : Carditidae : Cyclocardia

Taxonomy (PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Carditida : Carditidae : Cyclocardia

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
-	Carditioni	Dall 1889
order	Carditida
superfamily	Crassatelloidea
family	Carditidae	Fleming 1820
subfamily	Carditinae	Fleming 1820
genus	Cyclocardia	Conrad 1867

Scientific Name

Cyclocardia Conrad, 1867

Name Published In

Amer. J. Conch., 3

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Cyclocardia	subgenus	belongs to Venericardia	stated with evidence	Dall, 1903
Cyclocardia	subgenus	belongs to Venericardia	stated without evidence	Durham, 1944
Cyclocardia	subgenus	belongs to Cardita	stated with evidence	Clark and Durham, 1946
Cyclocardia	subgenus	belongs to Venericardia	stated without evidence	Uozumi, 1955
Cyclocardia	genus	belongs to Carditamerinae	stated without evidence	Moore, 1976
Cyclocardia	genus	belongs to Carditamerinae	stated with evidence	Vokes, 1980
Cyclocardia	genus	belongs to Carditidae	stated with evidence	Ward and Blackwelder, 1987
Cyclocardia	genus	belongs to Venericardiinae	stated with evidence	Beu et al., 1990
Cyclocardia	genus	belongs to Carditamerinae	stated with evidence	Ward, 1992
Cyclocardia	genus	belongs to Carditidae	stated with evidence	Moore, 1992
Cyclocardia	genus	belongs to Carditidae	implied	Lamprell and Healy, 1998
Cyclocardia	genus	belongs to Carditidae	stated without evidence	Wienrich, 1999
Cyclocardia	genus	belongs to Venericardiinae	stated without evidence	Matsubara, 2002
Cyclocardia	genus	belongs to Veneroida	second hand	Sepkoski, 2002
Cyclocardia	genus	belongs to Carditidae	stated without evidence	Nielson and Valdovinos, 2008
Cyclocardia	genus	belongs to Carditinae	stated with evidence	Coan and Valentich-Scott, 2012
Cyclocardia	genus	belongs to Carditamerinae	stated without evidence	Hickman, 2015

Status (PBDB)

extant

Taxon Size (PBDB)

Extant Size (PBDB)

14 (30%)

First Recorded Appearance

101 - 94 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous

Motility

facultatively mobile

Vision

blind (based on Bivalvia)

Diet

suspension feeder

Ecospace Comments

LIFE HISTORY: SI/IA, MA, UN, SU 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

Common Name(s)

マルフミガイ

Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyclocardia

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Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Common Name(s)	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Cyclocardia (Arcturellina) subgenus	listed (PBDB)		42	56.0 Ma Paleocene	0 Ma Extant
Cyclocardia (Cyclocardia) subgenus	listed (PBDB)		59	28.1 Ma Oligocene	0 Ma Extant
Cyclocardia (Vimentum) subgenus	listed (PBDB)		2	37.2 Ma Eocene	0 Ma Extant
Cardita (Cyclocardia) steinkei ✝ species	listed (PBDB)
Cardita occidentalis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cardita steinkei species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cardita subtenta species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cyclocardia abesinaiensis ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		3	23.0 Ma Miocene	23.0 Ma Miocene
Cyclocardia akagii ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		3	37.2 Ma Eocene	28.4 Ma Oligocene
Cyclocardia astartoides species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cyclocardia awamoensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cyclocardia bailyi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cyclocardia barbarensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cyclocardia beebei species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cyclocardia borealis species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		12	2.59 Ma Pleistocene	0 Ma Extant
Cyclocardia cannada species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cyclocardia castrana species	listed (PBDB)		1	20.4 Ma Miocene	20.4 Ma Miocene
Cyclocardia chamaeformis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cyclocardia christiei ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Cyclocardia compressa species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cyclocardia crassidens species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cyclocardia crebricostata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cyclocardia dalek species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cyclocardia dodairensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		3	33.9 Ma Oligocene	16.0 Ma Miocene
Cyclocardia gouldii species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cyclocardia granulata ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		75	28.4 Ma Oligocene	0.13 Ma Pleistocene
Cyclocardia hannai ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		2	28.1 Ma Oligocene	28.1 Ma Oligocene
Cyclocardia hannibali ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		1	41.3 Ma Eocene	41.3 Ma Eocene
Cyclocardia incisa species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cyclocardia isaotakii species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cyclocardia kieli species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cyclocardia kirkerensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cyclocardia kurilensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	23.0 Ma Miocene	23.0 Ma Miocene
Cyclocardia magna species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cyclocardia marama species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cyclocardia mesembria ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		3	48.6 Ma Eocene	37.2 Ma Eocene
Cyclocardia moniliata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cyclocardia moniligena ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		3	38.0 Ma Eocene	38.0 Ma Eocene
Cyclocardia nipponensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cyclocardia novangliae species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	0.13 Ma Pleistocene	0 Ma Extant
Cyclocardia ovata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cyclocardia pseutella ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	37.2 Ma Eocene	37.2 Ma Eocene
Cyclocardia pusilla species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cyclocardia ripensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cyclocardia rjabininae species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cyclocardia sakamotoi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cyclocardia scalaris species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cyclocardia spurca species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	0.13 Ma Pleistocene	0 Ma Extant
Cyclocardia subtenta ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		16	41.3 Ma Eocene	16.0 Ma Miocene
Cyclocardia terryi ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		5	16.0 Ma Miocene	3.60 Ma Pliocene
Cyclocardia thouarsii species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cyclocardia tokunagai ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		17	33.9 Ma Oligocene	11.6 Ma Miocene
Cyclocardia trentensis species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		3	28.4 Ma Oligocene	28.4 Ma Oligocene
Cyclocardia umnaka species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cyclocardia velutina species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cyclocardia velutinus species	listed (PBDB)		9	5.33 Ma Miocene	0 Ma Extant
Cyclocardia ventricosa species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		8	5.33 Ma Miocene	0 Ma Extant
Cyclocardia yoshidai ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		2	41.3 Ma Eocene	33.9 Ma Oligocene
Cyclocardia zuliana ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		16	33.9 Ma Oligocene	5.33 Ma Miocene
Venericardia (Cyclocardia) ferruginea species	listed (PBDB)		5	5.33 Ma Miocene	0 Ma Extant
Venericardia (Cyclocardia) harukii ✝ species	listed (PBDB)
Venericardia (Cyclocardia) otatsumei ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		3	47.8 Ma Eocene	47.8 Ma Eocene
Venericardia (Cyclocardia) yokoyamai ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		4	37.2 Ma Eocene	37.2 Ma Eocene
Venericardia abesinaiensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Venericardia akagii species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Venericardia castrana species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Venericardia hannai species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Venericardia hannibali species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Venericardia harukii species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Venericardia montereyana species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Venericardia otatsumei species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Venericardia terryi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Venericardia tokunagai species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Venericardia yokoyamai species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Venericardia yoshidai species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Venericardia zuliana species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB

Obsolete Names

Name	Source	Taxon Rank	Taxonomy
Crassicardia Savitsky, 1979	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Carditida : Carditidae : *Crassicardia*

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1867	Cyclocardia Conrad
1903	Venericardia (Cyclocardia) Dall p. 1431
1944	Venericardia (Cyclocardia) Durham p. 143
1946	Cardita (Cyclocardia) Clark and Durham p. 56
1955	Venericardia (Cyclocardia) Uozumi p. 76
1976	Cyclocardia Moore p. 45
1980	Cyclocardia Vokes p. 118
1987	Cyclocardia Ward and Blackwelder p. 130
1990	Cyclocardia Beu et al. p. 398
1992	Cyclocardia Moore p. 12
1992	Cyclocardia Ward p. 81
1998	Cyclocardia Lamprell and Healy p. 240
1999	Cyclocardia Wienrich p. 235
2002	Cyclocardia Matsubara p. 140
2002	Cyclocardia Sepkoski, Jr.
2008	Cyclocardia Nielson and Valdovinos p. 206
2012	Cyclocardia Coan and Valentich-Scott p. 381
2015	Cyclocardia Hickman p. 6
1867	Cyclocardia Conrad

Year	Name and Author
1903	Venericardia (Cyclocardia) Dall p. 1431
1944	Venericardia (Cyclocardia) Durham p. 143
1946	Cardita (Cyclocardia) Clark and Durham p. 56
1955	Venericardia (Cyclocardia) Uozumi p. 76
1976	Cyclocardia Moore p. 45
1980	Cyclocardia Vokes p. 118
1987	Cyclocardia Ward and Blackwelder p. 130
1990	Cyclocardia Beu et al. p. 398
1992	Cyclocardia Moore p. 12
1992	Cyclocardia Ward p. 81
1998	Cyclocardia Lamprell and Healy p. 240
1999	Cyclocardia Wienrich p. 235
2002	Cyclocardia Matsubara p. 140
2002	Cyclocardia Sepkoski, Jr.
2008	Cyclocardia Nielson and Valdovinos p. 206
2012	Cyclocardia Coan and Valentich-Scott p. 381
2015	Cyclocardia Hickman p. 6
2020	Cyclocardia Pérez and Giachetti p. 12

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

Clark B. L., Durham J. W. (1946) Eocene Faunas from the Department of Bolivar, Colombia, Geological Society of America Memoir 16, 1-126

Uozumi S. (1955) On some molluscan fossils from the Palaeogene Wakkanabe Formation in Hokkaido, Transactions and Proceedings of the Palaeontological Society of Japan 19, 73-80

Moore E. J. (1976) Oligocene marine mollusks from the Pittsburg Bluff Formation in Oregon, United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 922, 1-66

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

Ward L. W., Blackwelder B.W. (1987) Late Pliocene and Early Pleistocene Mollusca from the James City and Chowan River Formations at Lee Creek Mine, Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 61, 113-283

Beu A. G., Maxwell P.A., et al (1990) Cenozoic Mollusca of New Zealand, New Zealand Geological Survey Paleontological Bulletin 58

Moore E. J. (1992) Tertiary marine pelecypods of California and Baja California: Erycinidae through Carditidae, United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 1228 E, 1-37

Ward L. W. (1992) Molluscan biostratigraphy of the Miocene Middle Atlantic Coastal Plain of North America, Virginia Museum of Natural History 2

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