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Seebachia (Eoseebachia) sowerbyana

Bivalvia - Carditida - Astartidae

Taxonomy
Astarte sowerbyana was named by Holdhaus (1913).

It was recombined as Seebachia (Eoseebachia) sowerbyana by Kiessling et al. (2011).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
S. janenschi, S. krenkeli, S. elongata

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1913Astarte scytalis Holdhaus
1913Astarte sowerbyana Holdhaus
1933Astarte krenkeli Dietrich
2011Seebachia (Eoseebachia) sowerbyana Kiessling et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
—CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
—CarditioniDall 1889
orderCarditida(Dall 1889)
superfamilyCrassatelloidea(Férussac 1822)
familyAstartidaed'Orbigny 1844
subfamilyOpinaeChavan 1952
genusSeebachiaHolub and Neumayr 1882
subgenusEoseebachiaFürsich et al. 2000
speciessowerbyana(Holdhaus 1913)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

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Invalid names: Astarte krenkeli Dietrich 1933 [synonym], Astarte scytalis Holdhaus 1913 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitesuperf
Environment: marinesuperf
Locomotion: facultatively mobilesuperf
Life habit: infaunalsuperf
Diet: suspension feedersuperf
Vision: blindsuperf
Created: 2009-09-09 13:45:55
Modified: 2024-02-05 22:32:59
Source: superf = superfamily
Reference: Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range: base of the Aratauran to the top of the Hauterivian or 201.40000 to 125.77000 Ma

Collections (29 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aratauran201.4 - 188.9New Zealand Astarte scytalis (63815)
Aalenian174.7 - 170.9New Zealand Astarte sowerbyana (63817)
Bathonian168.2 - 165.3Saudi Arabia Astarte scytalis (48143)
Callovian165.3 - 161.5India Seebachia sowerbyana (67393 67585)
Callovian165.3 - 161.5Saudi Arabia Astarte scytalis (48586 48588 48589 48593 48594 48596 48598 48599 48605)
Early/Lower Callovian - Middle Callovian165.3 - 161.5New Zealand Astarte sowerbyana (56285)
Callovian - Oxfordian165.3 - 154.8Somalia Astarte scytalis (93020)
Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8Somalia Astarte scytalis (93000)
Oxfordian - Early/Lower Kimmeridgian161.5 - 152.21Somalia Astarte scytalis (100372)
Late/Upper Oxfordian157.9 - 154.8India (Gujarat) Seebachia sowerbyana (240756)
Late/Upper Oxfordian157.9 - 154.8Ethiopia Seebachia sowerbyana (93858 93860)
Late/Upper Oxfordian157.9 - 154.8Tanzania Astarte sowerbyana (36327)
Late/Upper Oxfordian - Early/Lower Kimmeridgian157.9 - 152.21Ethiopia Astarte scytalis (93503)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian154.8 - 152.21Somalia Astarte scytalis (93005)
Kimmeridgian154.8 - 149.2Tanzania Astarte krenkeli (35572 35573)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian152.21 - 149.2Tanzania Astarte sowerbyana (36286 36287)
Valanginian - Hauterivian137.05 - 125.77Tanzania Astarte krenkeli (79024)