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Gastrochaena rotunda

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Gastrochaenidae

Taxonomy
Gastrochaena rotunda was named by Dall (1915). It is extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1915Gastrochaena rotunda Dall p. 157 figs. pl. 19, fig. 2
1922Gastrochaena rotunda Olsson p. 266

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
RankNameAuthor
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderGastrochaenidinaMorretes 1949
superfamilyGastrochaenoidea(Gray 1840)
familyGastrochaenidaeGray 1840
genusGastrochaenaSpengler 1783
speciesrotundaDall 1915

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: aragonitec
Locomotion: stationaryg
Life habit: boringg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-29 18:24:57
Modified: 2009-09-09 15:56:44
Source: g = genus, c = class
Reference: Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Late/Upper Pliocene or 20.44000 to 2.58800 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97USA (Florida) Gastrochaena rotunda (41760)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Costa Rica Gastrochaena rotunda (134657)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Jamaica Gastrochaena rotunda (69090 69094)