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Radiolitella maestrichtiana

Bivalvia - Hippuritida - Radiolitidae

Taxonomy
Radiolitella maestrichtiana was named by Pejovic (1968). It is not a trace fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
R. forojuliensis, R. guiscardianus, R. maastrichtiana, R. pulchella, R. pulchellus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1968Radiolitella maestrichtiana Pejovic

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
RankNameAuthor
—CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
—CardioniFerussac 1822
—CardiidiaFerussac 1822
—CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderHippuritida()
suborderRadiolitidina
superfamilyRadiolitoideaGray 1848
familyRadiolitidaeGray 1848
genusRadiolitellaDouvillé 1904
speciesmaestrichtianaPejovic 1968

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitef
Composition 2: aragonitef
Grouping: gregariouso
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-11-27 10:22:47
Modified: 2007-11-27 12:22:47
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Santonian to the top of the Maastrichtian or 85.70000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Santonian85.7 - 83.6Italy Radiolitella maestrichtiana (34708)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Italy Radiolitella maestrichtiana (82393)
Campanian - Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Italy Radiolitella maestrichtiana (161220)
Late/Upper Campanian - Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Italy Radiolitella maestrichtiana (67085 67086)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Greece Radiolitella maestrichtiana (84730)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Montenegro Radiolitella maestrichtiana (74562)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Serbia Radiolitella maestrichtiana (1319 74558)