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Oriocrassatella brenensis

Bivalvia - Actinodontida - Oriocrassatellidae

Taxonomy
Procrassatella brenensis was named by Reed (1932). It is a mold. Its type locality is Bren Spur Middlemiss Locality 1, which is in a Sakmarian coastal shale in the Agglomeratic Slate Formation of India.

It was recombined as Oriocrassatella brenensis by Dickins (1961).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1932Procrassatella brenensis Reed p. 58 figs. Pl 7, figs 1,2
1961Oriocrassatella brenensis Dickins p. 127

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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
orderActinodontida()
superfamilyOriocrassatelloidea
familyOriocrassatellidae()
genusOriocrassatella
speciesbrenensis()

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
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
valve height232.228.037.032.56.36

Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilec
Life habit: infaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 11:33:36
Modified: 2010-02-12 03:59:35
Source: c = class
Reference: Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Sakmarian or 293.52000 to 290.10000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1India (Kashmir) Procrassatella brenensis (86540 type locality: 86545)