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Crassinella variablis

Bivalvia - Carditida - Crassatellidae

Taxonomy
Crassinella variablis was named by Dockery (1982) [DISTRIBUTION: Early Oligocene; Gulf Coastal Plain.]. Its type specimen is USNM 340459, a shell, and it is not a trace fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1982Crassinella variablis Dockery p. 67 figs. pl. 30, figs. 1-5

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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
speciesvariablis

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 variablis Dockery 1982
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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: Rupelian or 33.90000 to 27.30000 Ma

Collections (35 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3USA (Mississippi) Crassinella variablis (5791 5867 5943 5944 5948 6002 6003 6005 66307 66308 66309 66310 66311 66312 66313 66314 66315 66316 66318 66319 66320 66321 66323 66324 66327 66328 66329 66330 66331 66332 66333 66334 66335 66336 74083)