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Crassatellites texana

Bivalvia - Carditida - Crassatellidae

Taxonomy
Crassatella texana was named by Harris (1895).

It was recombined as Crassatellites texana by Harris (1919).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. littoralis, C. mathewsoni, C. nipponicus, C. subgibbosus, C. sulcatus, C. texanus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1895Crassatella texana Harris p. 49 figs. 2: 2
1919Crassatellites texana Harris p. 97

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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
genusCrassatellitesLamarck 1799
speciestexana(Harris 1895)

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.

†Crassatellites texana Harris 1895
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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: Sanchez Roig 1926, Eames 1951

Age range: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Bartonian or 47.80000 to 38.00000 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (Texas) Crassatella texana (90455 98809 205440 205454 205479 205527)
Lutetian - Bartonian47.8 - 38.0USA (Texas) Crassatella texana (98867)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Texas) Crassatella texana (92208 92210 99047)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (South Carolina) Crassatella texana (99099 99101)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Mississippi) Crassatella texana (98571)