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Clavicosta rugatula

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Aviculopectinidae

Taxonomy
Clavicosta rugatula was named by Waterhouse (1978). Its type specimen is UQF 69001, a valve (Right valve), and it is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is W1267, Karnali Unspecified, which is in a Changhsingian marine siliciclastic in the Senja Formation of Nepal.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1978Clavicosta rugatula Waterhouse p. 103 figs. Pl 19, figs 3-9
2006Clavicosta rugatula Waterhouse and Chen p. 85 figs. Pl 1, fig 6; pl 2, fig 5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
RankNameAuthor
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
OstreioniFerussac 1822
OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderPectinida(Gray 1854)
suborderAnomiidinaGray 1854
AviculopectinoideiStarobogatov 1992
superfamilyAviculopectinoideaMeek and Hayden 1864
familyAviculopectinidae
genusClavicosta
speciesrugatula

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.

Clavicosta rugatula Waterhouse 1978
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
valve height361.036.0100.063.032.1

Composition: aragonitef
Composition 2: low Mg calcitef
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-10-05 04:31:45
Modified: 2007-10-05 06:31:45
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Changhsingian or 254.17000 to 252.17000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17Nepal Clavicosta rugatula (type locality: 43185 43190 43194 43220 43221 62441)