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Digitaria forbesi

Bivalvia - Carditida - Astartidae

Taxonomy
Astarte forbesi was named by Wood (1874). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Digitaria forbesi by Hendy (2007).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1874Astarte forbesi Wood
2007Digitaria forbesi Hendy

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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
genusDigitariaWood 1853
speciesforbesi(Wood 1874)

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.

Digitaria forbesi Wood 1874
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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 Zanclean to the top of the Late/Upper Pliocene or 5.33300 to 2.58000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Belgium Digitaria forbesi (86801 86802)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58United Kingdom (England) Astarte forbesi (84764)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Belgium Digitaria forbesi (86805)