Bivalvia - Carditida - Crassatellidae
Alternative combination: Crassatella martinicensis
Belongs to Crassinella according to W. P. Woodring 1982
Sister taxa: Crassatellites (Crassinella) aldrichianus, Crassatellites (Crassinella) duplinianus, Crassatellites (Crassinella) galvestonensis, Crassatellites (Crassinella) triangulatus, Crassinella acutus, Crassinella bowdenensis, Crassinella clementia, Crassinella guadalupensis, Crassinella guppyi, Crassinella haylocki, Crassinella johnsoni, Crassinella lunulata, Crassinella maldonadoensis, Crassinella midiensis, Crassinella minor, Crassinella nuculiformis, Crassinella pacifica, Crassinella pygmaea, Crassinella variablis, Crassinella varians, Crassinella xena
Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Cayman Islands (3 collections)
• Pliocene of Trinidad and Tobago (5)
• Miocene of Brazil (1), Panama (7), Venezuela (1)
Total: 17 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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