Cardium

Translingual

Cardium costatum

Etymology

A New Latin form of Ancient Greek καρδίᾱ (kardíā, “heart”).

Proper noun

Cardium n

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Cardiidae – the cockles.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Spiralia – superphylum; Mollusca – phylum; Bivalvia – class; Autobranchia – subclass; Heteroconchia – superorder; Venerida – order; Cardiidae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Cardium costatum - type species; Cardium indicum, Cardium maxicostatum - selected species

Further reading

• Cardiidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Cardium on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Cardium on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Cardium at World Register of Marine Species
• Cardium at AnimalBase
• Cardium at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Cardium at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Cardium at Paleobiology Database