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Crassatella tumidula

Bivalvia - Carditida - Crassatellidae

Taxonomy
Crassatella tumidula was named by Whitfield (1865) [DISTRIBUTION: Paleocene; Gulf Coastal Plain.]. Its type specimen is CNHM UC-24476, a shell, and it is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Crassatellites tumidulus by Gardner (1945).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. aequalis, C. africana, C. aperta, C. bellovacensis, C. boncevi, C. bosqueti, C. brandmayri, C. carcaensis, C. carcarensis, C. carcarensis, C. carolinana, C. chaillolensis, C. chatfieldensis, C. chilena, C. ciplyensis, C. compressirostrea, C. conradi, C. dainellii, C. deformis, C. depressa, C. desensis, C. deshayesiana, C. dilatata, C. distincta, C. djakovi, C. eutawacolens, C. evansi, C. exalta, C. excelsa, C. faxensis, C. foveolata, C. franzeseii, C. fruscogorensis, C. gabbi, C. gigantea, C. grignonensis, C. groenwalli, C. haskoviensis, C. hemileia, C. incurva, C. inglisia, C. inquirenda, C. ioannes, C. jousseaumi, C. kaiseri, C. kokeni, C. krachi, C. krumbecki, C. littoralis, C. maruejoli, C. montensis, C. negreetensis, C. neusensis, C. newkirkensis, C. nilotica, C. normaniana, C. obliquata, C. oblongata, C. ocordia, C. parva, C. pauxilla, C. pirovanoi, C. planiuscula, C. pleshakovi, C. plicata, C. porcus, C. protracta, C. protracta, C. pugetensis, C. pyrenaica, C. quaasii, C. quinlanensis, C. radiatus, C. regularis, C. rhombea, C. roodensis, C. rossii, C. sanchezi, C. schaurothi, C. schoonoverae, C. seccoi, C. semilaevis, C. sforzai, C. sinuosa, C. slavonica, C. sowerbyi, C. subgibbosula, C. subsulcata, C. tenuistriata, C. tenuisulcata, C. thallavignesi, C. transversus, C. trapoquara, C. trigonata, C. trigonula, C. tumidum, C. ustjurtensis, C. uvasana, C. uvasana, C. vadosa bexarensis, C. vadosa cedarensis, C. vadosa chatfieldensis, C. vadosa manorensis, C. wasana, C. washingtonensis, C. wemmelensis, C. wilcoxi, C. woodi, C. yabei, C. gigantica, C. jamaicensis, C. negreetensis, C. subrotunda, C. oblongata, C. pauxilla, C. ustjurtensis, C. tenuicostata

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1865Crassatella tumidula Whitfield p. 267 figs. pl. 27, fig. 16
1945Crassatellites tumidulus Gardner p. 91
1993Crassatella tumidula Wingard pp. 68 - 69 figs. Plate 15, figures 1-17; plate 16, figures 4, 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
subfamilyCrassatellinaeFérussac 1822
genusCrassatellaLamarck 1799
speciestumidulaWhitfield 1865

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 tumidula Whitfield 1865
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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: base of the Selandian to the top of the Thanetian or 61.66000 to 56.00000 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Selandian61.66 - 59.24USA (Alabama) Crassatella tumidula (205427)
Selandian - Thanetian61.66 - 56.0USA (Alabama) Crassatella tumidula (80367 80387)
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0USA (Alabama) Crassatella tumidula (80421 80495 80621 80670 80672 80761 80762 80763 85322 90818 92032 98365 98378)