Bivalvia - Carditida - Crassatellidae
Alternative combinations: Crassatella (Bathytormus) alaeformis, Crassatella alaeformis, Crassatellites alaeformis
Synonyms: Crassatella capricranium Rogers and Rogers 1839, Crassatella declivis Heilprin 1880, Crassatellites capricranium Rogers and Rogers 1839
Belongs to Bathytormus according to G. L. Wingard 1993
See also Clark 1895
Sister taxa: Bathytormus clarkensis, Bathytormus flexurus, Bathytormus juanadiazus, Bathytormus protexta, Bathytormus protextus, Bathytormus pteropsis, Bathytormus sinus, Crassatella (Bathytormus) schmidlini
Type specimens:
- Bathytormus alaeformis: ANSP 30498, a shell
- Crassatella declivis: USNM 2490, a shell.
- Crassatellites capricranium:
Ecology: facultatively mobile shallow infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Paleocene to Eocene of United States (1: Maryland collection)
• Paleocene of United States (26: Maryland, New Jersey, Virginia)
Total: 27 collections each including a single occurrence
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