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Gari martini

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Psammobiidae

Taxonomy
Psammobia martini was named by Dickerson (1917). Its type specimen is CAS 389, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is CAS loc. 181, Cowlitz River, 4mi E. of Vader, which is in an Eocene coastal sandstone/conglomerate in Washington.

It was recombined as Gari martini by Effinger (1938).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1917Psammobia martini Dickerson p. 168 figs. PI. 27, Figs. 7a and 7b
1938Gari martini Effinger p. 373

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
CardioideiFerussac 1822
superfamilyTellinoidea(Blainville 1814)
familyPsammobiidaeFleming 1828
genusGariSchumacher 1817
speciesmartini()

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.

Gari martini Dickerson 1917
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: deposit feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 13:32:59
Modified: 2009-09-09 15:32:59
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range: Late/Upper Eocene or 37.20000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9USA (Washington) Gari martini (40733)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9USA (Washington) Psammobia martini (4900)