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Acesta spectabilis

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Limidae

Taxonomy

No taxonomic data are available

Sister species
A. bibbyi, A. brycei, A. excavata, A. maui, A. webbi, Lima (Acesta) beta, Lima (Acesta) obliquistriata, Lima (Acesta) obsoleta, Lima (Acesta) praetexta, Lima (Acesta) sameshimai

Synonymy list
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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
RankNameAuthor
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
OstreioniFerussac 1822
OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderPectinida(Gray 1854)
suborderAnomiidinaGray 1854
Limoidei(Moore 1952)
superfamilyLimoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyLimidaeRafinesque 1815
genusAcestaAdams and Adams 1858
speciesspectabilis

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.

Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Middle Callovian to the top of the Late/Upper Callovian or 165.30000 to 161.50000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Jurassic - Late/Upper Jurassic201.4 - 143.1Tunisia Acesta spectabilis (13862)
Late/Upper Callovian165.3 - 161.5Tunisia Acesta spectabilis (13794)
Middle Callovian - Late/Upper Callovian165.3 - 161.5Tunisia Acesta spectabilis (13660 13668)
Callovian - Oxfordian165.3 - 154.8Tunisia Acesta spectabilis (13796 13813 13902 13903 13951 13952)