Trachycardium

Trachycardium is a genus of molluscs in the family Cardiidae.

Trachycardium

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On record

Recorded, not inferred
Sits inside
TrachycardiinaePBDB
Diet
suspension feederPBDB
Life habit
infaunalPBDB
Motility
facultatively mobilePBDB
Vision
blindPBDB, for Bivalvia

Time the record covers

At least 106 million years on record.

The record covers at least 106.3 Mya to 11.7 ka. No occurrence read is dated outside 113.2 Mya to 0 Mya.

Early Cretaceous — about 39 of 709 occurrencesEarly CretaceousLate Cretaceous — about 236 of 709 occurrencesLate CretaceousPaleocene — about 5 of 709 occurrencesPaleoceneEocene — about 26 of 709 occurrencesEoceneOligocene — about 23 of 709 occurrencesOligoceneMiocene — about 200 of 709 occurrencesMiocenePliocene — about 52 of 709 occurrencesPleistocene — about 122 of 709 occurrences115–112 Mya — about 4 occurrences112–108 Mya — about 11 occurrences108–104 Mya — about 12 occurrences104–100 Mya — about 11 occurrences100–96 Mya — about 2 occurrences96–92 Mya — about 1 occurrence92–89 Mya — about 0.1 occurrences89–85 Mya — about 0.6 occurrences85–81 Mya — about 8 occurrences81–77 Mya — about 10 occurrences77–73 Mya — about 10 occurrences73–69 Mya — about 98 occurrences69–65 Mya — about 107 occurrences65–62 Mya — about 1 occurrence62–58 Mya — about 2 occurrences58–54 Mya — about 3 occurrences54–50 Mya — about 3 occurrences50–46 Mya — about 3 occurrences46–42 Mya — about 3 occurrences42–38 Mya — about 5 occurrences38–35 Mya — about 8 occurrences35–31 Mya — about 10 occurrences31–27 Mya — about 10 occurrences27–23 Mya — about 5 occurrences23–19 Mya — about 39 occurrences19–15 Mya — about 44 occurrences15–12 Mya — about 35 occurrences12–7.7 Mya — about 62 occurrences7.7–3.8 Mya — about 34 occurrences3.8–0 Mya — about 165 occurrences106.3 Mya11.7 ka115 Mya0 Mya

709 occurrences of Trachycardium on record, most of them in the Late Cretaceous. The Paleobiology Database records this as a living group. Bar height is expected occurrences, not a count: each fossil is spread across the span it is dated to, so a tall narrow bar means tight dating and a low wide one means loose.

When

709 occurrences

These are dates about fossils, not the animal: the record can only begin after it arose and end before it died out, so either end may reach further. Shares are expected occurrences: a fossil dated to a span is counted partly in each period it straddles. More on what this infers.

Found in

132 formations

Providence — 31.87°N, 86.08°WProvidence — 31.97°N, 86.00°WProvidence — 31.86°N, 85.95°WProvidence — 31.92°N, 85.82°WProvidence — 31.89°N, 85.70°WProvidence — 31.95°N, 85.68°WProvidence — 31.84°N, 85.22°WProvidence — 31.78°N, 85.14°WProvidence — 31.75°N, 85.12°WProvidence — 31.80°N, 85.00°WProvidence — 31.89°N, 85.21°WEscondido — 29.30°N, 98.84°WEscondido — 29.34°N, 98.89°WEscondido — 29.29°N, 98.97°WEscondido — 29.38°N, 99.00°WEscondido — 29.36°N, 99.06°WEscondido — 29.27°N, 99.05°WEscondido — 29.34°N, 99.16°WEscondido — 29.24°N, 99.23°WEscondido — 29.32°N, 99.27°WEscondido — 29.25°N, 99.28°WEscondido — 29.16°N, 99.47°WEscondido — 29.11°N, 99.82°WEscondido — 29.09°N, 98.87°WEscondido — 29.06°N, 100.06°WEscondido — 29.05°N, 100.14°WEscondido — 29.03°N, 100.25°WEscondido — 28.87°N, 100.16°WEscondido — 28.97°N, 100.24°WEscondido — 28.92°N, 100.26°WEscondido — 28.72°N, 100.47°WEscondido — 28.71°N, 100.71°WEscondido — 28.55°N, 100.33°WEscondido — 28.53°N, 100.32°WEscondido — 28.60°N, 100.25°WEscondido — 28.61°N, 100.14°WEscondido — 28.26°N, 100.27°WGatun — 9.35°N, 79.81°WGatun — 9.35°N, 79.82°WGatun — 9.30°N, 79.92°WGatun — 9.17°N, 80.00°WKiowa — 37.32°N, 99.75°WKiowa — 37.28°N, 99.66°WKiowa — 37.22°N, 99.90°WKiowa — 37.44°N, 99.08°WKiowa — 37.40°N, 99.02°WKiowa — 38.28°N, 98.41°WKiowa — 38.53°N, 97.90°WKiowa — 38.43°N, 97.90°WKiowa — 38.63°N, 98.10°WKiowa — 38.60°N, 97.93°WKiowa — 38.73°N, 97.53°WKiowa — 38.76°N, 97.75°WKiowa — 38.75°N, 97.75°WKiowa — 38.76°N, 97.86°WCorsicana Marl — 33.53°N, 94.51°WCorsicana Marl — 33.10°N, 95.99°WCorsicana Marl — 32.88°N, 96.20°WCorsicana Marl — 32.53°N, 96.27°WCorsicana Marl — 32.22°N, 96.31°WCorsicana Marl — 31.82°N, 96.54°WCorsicana Marl — 30.37°N, 97.46°WCorsicana Marl — 30.37°N, 97.45°WCorsicana Marl — 30.30°N, 97.46°WCorsicana Marl — 30.20°N, 97.58°WCorsicana Marl — 29.95°N, 97.71°WCorsicana Marl — 29.83°N, 97.84°WCorsicana Marl — 29.63°N, 98.04°WCorsicana Marl — 29.63°N, 98.54°WCercado — 19.47°N, 71.08°WCercado — 19.30°N, 71.67°WCercado — 19.45°N, 71.18°WCercado — 19.52°N, 71.28°WCercado — 19.58°N, 71.04°WShoal River — 30.72°N, 86.12°WShoal River — 30.65°N, 86.04°WShoal River — 30.69°N, 86.65°WChiwapa — 34.60°N, 88.95°WChiwapa — 34.46°N, 88.90°WChiwapa — 34.38°N, 88.98°WChiwapa — 34.36°N, 88.93°WChiwapa — 34.21°N, 88.98°WChiwapa — 34.04°N, 88.93°WPirabas — 0.80°S, 47.13°WPirabas — 1.00°S, 48.00°WPirabas — 0.74°S, 47.32°WPirabas — 0.48°S, 48.17°WPirabas — 1.05°S, 47.16°WPirabas — 0.60°S, 47.31°WBlack Creek — 35.77°N, 78.64°WBlack Creek — 34.68°N, 78.23°WBlack Creek — 34.58°N, 78.27°WBlack Creek — 35.23°N, 77.79°WBlack Creek — 35.22°N, 77.68°WBlack Creek — 35.46°N, 77.68°WBlack Creek — 35.67°N, 77.47°WChipola — 30.57°N, 85.84°WChipola — 30.44°N, 85.19°WChipola — 30.47°N, 84.99°WSevern — 38.80°N, 77.00°WSevern — 38.89°N, 76.85°WSevern — 38.92°N, 76.85°WSevern — 39.04°N, 76.57°WSevern — 39.33°N, 76.03°WCaloosahatchee — 26.89°N, 82.01°WCaloosahatchee — 26.75°N, 80.93°WCaloosahatchee — 26.76°N, 81.46°WCaloosahatchee — 26.96°N, 81.99°WCaloosahatchee — 27.77°N, 82.68°WPalos Verdes Sand — 33.80°N, 118.16°WPalos Verdes Sand — 33.99°N, 118.45°WPalos Verdes Sand — 33.60°N, 117.88°WPalos Verdes Sand — 33.74°N, 118.28°WPalos Verdes Sand — 33.76°N, 118.28°WPeedee — 34.04°N, 79.80°WPeedee — 33.99°N, 79.52°WPeedee — 33.91°N, 79.45°WPeedee — 33.78°N, 79.33°WArcadia — 27.89°N, 82.48°WArcadia — 28.15°N, 82.76°WArcadia — 29.25°N, 82.17°WArcadia — 30.36°N, 83.99°WArcadia — 30.21°N, 84.30°WArcadia — 30.69°N, 84.84°WEstratos de Caldera — 27.05°S, 70.77°WEstratos de Caldera — 27.15°S, 70.93°WEstratos de Caldera — 27.45°S, 70.85°WEstratos de Caldera — 27.49°S, 70.83°WEstratos de Caldera — 27.67°S, 70.86°WEstratos de Caldera — 27.70°S, 70.97°WMint Spring — 31.97°N, 89.50°WMint Spring — 31.98°N, 89.42°WMint Spring — 32.27°N, 89.99°WMint Spring — 32.17°N, 90.18°WMint Spring — 32.36°N, 90.87°WMint Spring — 32.47°N, 90.84°WBermont — 26.89°N, 82.01°WBermont — 27.72°N, 82.43°WBermont — 26.79°N, 81.30°WBermont — 26.68°N, 80.67°WOak Grove — 30.92°N, 86.57°WOak Grove — 30.97°N, 86.46°WBowden — 17.88°N, 76.28°WWaccamaw — 34.23°N, 77.94°WWaccamaw — 34.33°N, 78.20°WWaccamaw — 34.56°N, 78.49°WWaccamaw — 34.21°N, 81.31°WWaccamaw — 34.17°N, 78.60°WBaghmara — 25.17°N, 90.67°EBaghmara — 25.27°N, 90.23°EGurabo — 19.58°N, 71.05°WGurabo — 19.30°N, 71.67°WGurabo — 19.45°N, 70.70°WGurabo — 19.35°N, 70.72°W

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The named rock units Trachycardium has been recovered from, largest first. Drawn where the rock is now, not where it formed. 108 further formations hold fewer occurrences each and are not listed. 79 occurrences have no formation on record, which is common for older literature.

Trachycardium and its relatives

Late Cretaceous

Where Trachycardium and its relatives were recorded in the Late Cretaceous.

Found in the same rock

752 taxa

The Paleobiology Database records 489 sites for Trachycardium, and this reads 240 of them. The number is how many of those sites it was catalogued from too. The 24 sharing the most are listed.

This is not a list of everything alive at the time. It is only what has come out of the same ground as this animal and been written down.

Entered from

159 references

Each of the 709 occurrences read was entered from one of these publications, ordered by how many each accounts for. This is not a search for papers mentioning the name. 147 further references are not listed. Entries link to doi.org where the Paleobiology Database holds an identifier, and to its own record where it does not. Relayed as the Paleobiology Database holds them, not checked against what they resolve to.

Media and terms

Media content2

Picture of Trachycardium

Credit
Hectonichus
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0
Commercial use
the licence allows it

CT scan

Licence
In Copyright
Commercial use
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Specimen
Trachycardium egmontianum · FMNH:Invertebrate Zoology:176760

Smithsonian Open Access was not reached for this taxon, so this list is what the others held rather than everything there is.

The description on this site

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CC BY-SA 4.0

This is what the site found, which is not the same as what exists.

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What may have been alongside itTrachycardiinae through timeFormations of the Late CretaceousThe world it lived on

Occurrence data from the Paleobiology Database, CC BY 4.0. (Mörch 1853)