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Bathytormus protexta

Bivalvia - Carditida - Crassatellidae

Taxonomy
Crassatella protexta was named by Conrad (1832) [DISTRIBUTION: Paleogene; Gulf Coastal Plain. m. kosnik taxon no: 7002]. It is extant. Its type specimen is ANSP 30520, a shell.

It was recombined as Crassatellites protextus by Harris (1919); it was recombined as Bathytormus protexta by Stewart (1930) and Woodring (1982); it was recombined as Crassatellites protexta by Cooke (1936); it was recombined as Bathytormus protextus by Wingard (1993) and CoBabe and Allmon (1994).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1832Crassatella protexta Conrad
1919Crassatellites protextus Harris pp. 100-103
1930Bathytormus protexta Stewart pp. 137-138
1936Crassatellites protexta Cooke
1982Bathytormus protexta Woodring p. 632
1993Bathytormus protextus Wingard pp. 79 - 81 figs. pl. 21 f. 11, 13
1994Bathytormus protextus CoBabe and Allmon

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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
genusBathytormus
speciesprotexta(Conrad 1832)

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
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: Bartonian or 41.30000 to 38.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71USA (North Carolina) Crassatella protexta (127117)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (South Carolina) Crassatellites protexta (92490)