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Eucrassatella wilckensi

Bivalvia - Carditida - Crassatellidae

Taxonomy
Bathytormus wilckensi was named by Median and Rinaldi (1978) [DISTRIBUTION: Eocene; Seymour Island, Antarctica.]. Its type specimen is CE PI 0015, a shell, and it is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Eucrassatella wilckensi by Zinsmeister (1984), Stilwell and Zinsmeister (1992).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1978Bathytormus wilckensi Median and Rinaldi p. 424 figs. figs 2-9
1984Eucrassatella wilckensi Zinsmeister p. 1513
1992Eucrassatella wilckensi Stilwell and Zinsmeister p. 70

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CarditioniDall 1889
orderCarditida(Dall 1889)
superfamilyCrassatelloidea(Férussac 1822)
familyCrassatellidaeFérussac 1822
genusEucrassatellaIredale 1924
specieswilckensi(Median and Rinaldi 1978)

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.

Eucrassatella wilckensi Median and Rinaldi 1978
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitesuperf
Environment: marinesuperf
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: semi-infaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindsuperf
Created: 2009-07-06 16:16:44
Modified: 2009-09-09 09:37:43
Source: g = genus, superf = superfamily
References: Todd 2001, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range: Ypresian or 56.00000 to 48.07000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Antarctica (Seymour Island) Eucrassatella wilckensi (63547 63548 63549 63550)
Ypresian - Lutetian56.0 - 41.03Antarctica (Seymour Island) Eucrassatella wilckensi (63551)