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Crassinella guppyi

Bivalvia - Carditida - Crassatellidae

Taxonomy
Crassatellites (Crassinella) guppyi was named by Dall (1896) [DISTRIBUTION: Early Pliocene; Caribbean.]. Its type specimen is USNM 107151, a shell, and it is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Crassinella guppyi by Maury (1917), Woodring (1925).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1896Crassatellites (Crassinella) guppyi Dall p. 326 figs. pl. 30, fig. 5
1917Crassinella guppyi Maury p. 361
1925Crassinella guppyi Woodring p. 96

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
—CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
—CarditioniDall 1889
orderCarditida(Dall 1889)
superfamilyCrassatelloidea(Férussac 1822)
familyCrassatellidaeFérussac 1822
subfamilyScambulinaeChavan 1952
genusCrassinellaGuppy 1874
speciesguppyi(Dall 1896)

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.

†Crassinella guppyi Dall 1896
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitesuperf
Environment: marinesuperf
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindsuperf
Created: 2009-07-05 11:58:03
Modified: 2009-09-09 09:37:34
Source: g = genus, superf = superfamily
References: Todd 2001, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range: base of the Tortonian to the top of the Late/Upper Pliocene or 11.63000 to 2.58000 Ma

Collections (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Dominican Republic Crassinella guppyi (58816)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Trinidad and Tobago Crassinella guppyi (60399 60400 60403 60404 60405 60630 60632 60634 60635 81976)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Dominican Republic Crassinella guppyi (93716 131659)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Trinidad and Tobago Crassinella guppyi (60654)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Jamaica Crassinella guppyi (58522 69090 69094)