''Claibornicardia'' is an extinct genus of marine
bivalve
Bivalvia (), in previous centuries referred to as the Lamellibranchiata and Pelecypoda, is a class of marine and freshwater molluscs that have laterally compressed bodies enclosed by a shell consisting of two hinged parts. As a group, bival ...
molluscs
Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda, the members of which are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 85,000 extant taxon, extant species of molluscs are recognized. The number of fossil sp ...
in the family
Carditidae
Carditidae is a family of marine bivalve clams of the order Carditida, which was long included in the Venerida. They are the type taxon of the superfamily Carditoidea.
Carditidae is a neglected and poorly classified family. It has six sub ...
. It is sometimes considered a subgenus of either ''
Glyptoactis'' or ''
Venericardia''. It has been found in the Americas and Europe.
Species
No species are yet listed by the
World Register of Marine Species
The World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) is a taxonomic database that aims to provide an authoritative and comprehensive list of names of marine organisms.
Content
The content of the registry is edited and maintained by scientific specialist ...
(), but they may include:
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Claibornicardia aalterensis''
Vervoenen and van Nieulande, 2010
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Claibornicardia alticostata''
Conrad, 1833 (also ''Venericardia'' (''Claibornicardia'') ''alticostata'' and, less commonly, ''Glyptoactis alticostata'')
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Claibornicardia carinata''
Sowerby 1819
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Claibornicardia domenginica''
Vokes 1939 (also ''Glyptoactis'' (''Claibornicardia'') ''domenginica'')
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Claibornicardia nasuta''
Dall 1903 (also ''Venericardia'' (''Claibornicardia'') ''nasuta'')
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Claibornicardia paleopatagonica''
Ihering, 1903
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Claibornicardia trapaquara''
Harris 1895 (also ''Venericardia'' (''Claibornicardia'') ''trapaquara'')
References
Carditidae
Prehistoric bivalve genera
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