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Crassatella carolinensis

Bivalvia - Carditida - Crassatellidae

Taxonomy
Crassatella carolinensis was named by Conrad (1875) [DISTRIBUTION: Campanian; Atlantic Coastal Plain.]. Its type specimen is USNM 31929, a shell, and it is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Crassatellites carolinensis by Stephenson (1923).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1875Crassatella carolinensis Conrad p. 6 figs. pl. 2, fig. 24
1923Crassatellites carolinensis Stephenson p. 269
1993Crassatella carolinensis Wingard p. 72 figs. Plate 2, figure 9; plate 5, figures 5, 8, 11, 13, 15-20.

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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
subfamilyCrassatellinaeFérussac 1822
genusCrassatellaLamarck 1799
speciescarolinensisConrad 1875

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.

Crassatella carolinensis Conrad 1875
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitesuperf
Environment: marinesuperf
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: shallow infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindsuperf
Created: 2009-08-17 20:25:42
Modified: 2018-02-27 08:17:28
Source: f = family, superf = superfamily
References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Eames 1951

Age range: Campanian or 83.60000 to 72.20000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (North Carolina) Crassatellites carolinensis (87677 123474 190550 190551 190552 190553 190554 190555 190579)
Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Georgia) Crassatella carolinensis (221123)
Early/Lower Campanian - Middle Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (North Carolina) Crassatella carolinensis (221124)