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Terraia decarinata

Bivalvia - Carditida - Astartidae

Taxonomy
Terraia decarinata was named by Guerrini et al. (2020). Its type specimen is DZP-20127, a valve (left valve), and it is a mold. Its type locality is Outcrop 1, Tijuco Preto, Prudentópolis, which is in a Capitanian/Wuchiapingian lacustrine - large siliciclastic in the Rio do Rasto Formation of Brazil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2020Terraia decarinata Guerrini et al. fig. 9,10

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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
subfamilyTerraiinaeScarlato and Starobogatov 1979
genusTerraia
speciesdecarinata

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.

Terraia decarinata Guerrini et al. 2020
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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 Capitanian to the top of the Wuchiapingian or 264.28000 to 254.14000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Capitanian - Wuchiapingian264.28 - 254.14Brazil (Paraná) Terraia decarinata (type locality: 209022 209023)