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Astartella tunstallensis

Bivalvia - Carditida - Astartidae

Taxonomy
Astarte tunstallensis was named by King (1850). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Tunstall Hill, Durham (King collection), which is in a Wuchiapingian perireef or subreef grainstone in the Ford Formation of the United Kingdom.

It was recombined as Astartella tunstallensis by Logan (1967).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
A. concentrica, A. lutugini, A. newberryi, A. varic

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1850Astarte tunstallensis King p. 195 figs. Pl 16, fig 2
1861Astarte tunstallensis Geinitz p. 63
1967Astartella tunstallensis Logan p. 57 figs. Pl 7, figs 4,5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
—CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
—CarditioniDall 1889
orderCarditida(Dall 1889)
superfamilyCrassatelloidea(Férussac 1822)
familyAstartidaed'Orbigny 1844
genusAstartella
speciestunstallensis()

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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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
valve height13.50

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: Wuchiapingian or 259.51000 to 254.14000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14United Kingdom (England) Astarte tunstallensis (130766) Astartella tunstallensis (112852 112855)