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Hedecardium collinsi Marwick, 1960

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Hedecardium collinsi Marwick, 1960
Name authority
Marwick, 1960
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Mollusca
Class
Bivalvia
Order
Cardiida
Family
Cardiidae
Genus
Hedecardium
Extinction status
Recorded extinct

Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumMollusca
  4. classBivalvia Linnaeus, 1758
  5. subclassAutobranchia Grobben, 1894
  6. infraclassHeteroconchia J. E. Gray, 1854
  7. subterclassEuheterodonta Giribet & Distel, 2003
  8. superorderImparidentia Bieler, P. M. Mikkelsen & Giribet, 2014
  9. orderCardiida A. Férussac, 1822
  10. superfamilyCardioidea Lamarck, 1809
  11. familyCardiidae Lamarck, 1809
  12. subfamilyOrthocardiinae J. A. Schneider, 2002
  13. genusHedecardium Marwick, 1944
  14. speciesHedecardium collinsi Marwick, 1960

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Hedecardium. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Hedecardium olssoni Marwick, 1944CardiidaeMolluscaAccepted speciesRecorded extinct

Browse 15 records assigned to Cardiidae.

Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

Recorded nameSource status
Hedecardium (Hedecardium) collinsi Marwick, 1960 Marwick, 1960synonym

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

  1. Marwick, J. (1960). Early Tertiary Mollusca from Otaio Gorge, South Canterbury. New Zealand Geological Survey Paleontological Bulletin, 33: 5–30. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:3JYXD. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.