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Crassatella rothii

Bivalvia - Carditida - Crassatellidae

Taxonomy
Crassatella rothi was named by Fraas (1872). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was corrected as Crassatella rothii by Hewaidy et al. (2021).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. aequalis, C. africana, C. aperta, C. bellovacensis, C. boncevi, C. bosqueti, C. brandmayri, C. carcaensis, C. carcarensis, C. carcarensis, C. carolinana, C. chaillolensis, C. chatfieldensis, C. chilena, C. ciplyensis, C. compressirostrea, C. conradi, C. dainellii, C. deformis, C. depressa, C. desensis, C. deshayesiana, C. dilatata, C. distincta, C. djakovi, C. eutawacolens, C. evansi, C. exalta, C. excelsa, C. faxensis, C. foveolata, C. franzeseii, C. fruscogorensis, C. gabbi, C. gigantea, C. grignonensis, C. groenwalli, C. haskoviensis, C. hemileia, C. incurva, C. inglisia, C. inquirenda, C. ioannes, C. jousseaumi, C. kaiseri, C. kokeni, C. krachi, C. krumbecki, C. littoralis, C. maruejoli, C. montensis, C. negreetensis, C. neusensis, C. newkirkensis, C. nilotica, C. normaniana, C. obliquata, C. oblongata, C. ocordia, C. parva, C. pauxilla, C. pirovanoi, C. planiuscula, C. pleshakovi, C. plicata, C. porcus, C. protracta, C. pugetensis, C. pyrenaica, C. quaasii, C. quinlanensis, C. radiatus, C. regularis, C. rhombea, C. roodensis, C. rossii, C. sanchezi, C. schaurothi, C. schoonoverae, C. seccoi, C. semilaevis, C. sforzai, C. sinuosa, C. slavonica, C. sowerbyi, C. subgibbosula, C. subsulcata, C. tenuistriata, C. tenuisulcata, C. thallavignesi, C. transversus, C. trapoquara, C. trigonata, C. trigonula, C. tumidum, C. ustjurtensis, C. uvasana, C. uvasana, C. vadosa bexarensis, C. vadosa cedarensis, C. vadosa chatfieldensis, C. vadosa manorensis, C. wasana, C. washingtonensis, C. wemmelensis, C. wilcoxi, C. woodi, C. yabei, C. gigantica, C. jamaicensis, C. negreetensis, C. subrotunda, C. oblongata, C. pauxilla, C. ustjurtensis, C. tenuicostata

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1872Crassatella rothi Fraas p. 90 figs. pl. I. fig, 9
1896Crassatella matercula Mayer-Eymar p. 369 figs. pl. 9, fig. 4
1902Crassatella zitteli Wanner p. 121 figs. pl. 18, figs. 3, 4
1912Crassatella wanneri Pervinquière p. 249
1930Crassatella rothi Picard pp. 526 - 527 figs. PI. XXI. figs. 16, 17 a, b.)
1962Crassatella (Scambula) matercula Abbass p. 99 figs. pl. 16, figs. 17-20
2001Crassatella ziteli Tantawy et al.
2021Crassatella rothii Hewaidy et al. pp. 1336 - 1338 fig. 10B

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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)
familyCrassatellidaeFérussac 1822
subfamilyCrassatellinaeFérussac 1822
genusCrassatellaLamarck 1799
speciesrothii(Fraas 1872)

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.

Crassatella rothii Fraas 1872
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Invalid names: Crassatella matercula Mayer-Eymar 1896 [synonym], Crassatella wanneri Pervinquière 1912 [synonym], Crassatella zitteli Wanner 1902 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitesuperf
Environment: marinesuperf
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: shallow infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindsuperf
Created: 2009-08-17 20:25:42
Modified: 2018-02-27 08:17:28
Source: f = family, superf = superfamily
References: Eames 1951, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Cenomanian to the top of the Early/Lower Paleocene or 100.50000 to 61.66000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Egypt Crassatella matercula (114798)
Early/Lower Turonian93.9 - 89.8Egypt Crassatella matercula (114815)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Israel Crassatella rothi (80993 80994)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Egypt (Nile Valley) Crassatella zitteli (3593)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Egypt Crassatella ziteli (46599)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Libya Crassatella matercula (1364 1370)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Egypt Crassatella matercula (1363)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Madagascar Crassatella matercula (1322)
Early/Lower Paleocene66.0 - 61.66Egypt (Western Desert) Crassatella zitteli (3138)
Danian - Selandian66.0 - 59.24Egypt Crassatella zitteli (87000)