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Astartella ambiensis

Bivalvia - Carditida - Astartidae

Taxonomy
Astarte ambiensis was named by Waagen (1881). It is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Amb, very highest beds of Productus-limestone, Salt Range, which is in a Changhsingian coastal sandstone in the Chhidru Formation of Pakistan.

It was recombined as Astartella ambiensis by Nakazawa and Newell (1968) and Zhang (1977).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1881Astarte ambiensis Waagen p. 211 figs. Pl 19, fig 4
1968Astartella ambiensis Nakazawa and Newell p. 101
1977Astartella ambiensis Zhang p. 488 figs. Pl 189, figs 14,15

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
—CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
—CarditioniDall 1889
orderCarditida(Dall 1889)
superfamilyCrassatelloidea(Férussac 1822)
familyAstartidaed'Orbigny 1844
genusAstartella
speciesambiensis()

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.

†Astartella ambiensis Waagen 1881
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height19.00----
valve height21.961.752.201.980.316

Composition: aragonitesuperf
Environment: marinesuperf
Locomotion: facultatively mobilesuperf
Life habit: infaunalsuperf
Diet: suspension feedersuperf
Vision: blindsuperf
Created: 2009-09-09 13:45:55
Modified: 2024-02-05 22:32:59
Source: superf = superfamily
Reference: Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range: base of the Wuchiapingian to the top of the Changhsingian or 259.90000 to 252.17000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51Pakistan Astarte ambiensis (125884)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17China (Hunan) Astartella ambiensis (105949)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17Pakistan Astarte ambiensis (type locality: 81504 126896 126898)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17China (Guizhou) Astartella ambiensis (108551 121005)