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Crassinella xena

Bivalvia - Carditida - Crassatellidae

Taxonomy
Crassinella xena was named by Woodring (1925) [DISTRIBUTION: Early Pliocene; Caribbean.]. Its type specimen is USNM 352798, a shell, and it is not a trace fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1925Crassinella xena Woodring p. 98 figs. pl. 12, figs. 5, 6

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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
speciesxena

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 xena Woodring 1925
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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: Late/Upper Pliocene or 3.60000 to 2.58000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Jamaica Crassinella xena (58522 69090 69094)