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Crassatellites maroimensis

Bivalvia - Carditida - Crassatellidae

Taxonomy
Crassatella maroimensis was named by White (1887). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Crassatellites maroimensis by Maury (1936).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1936Crassatellites maroimensis Maury p. 64 figs. pl. 11, figs. 2, 3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CarditioniDall 1889
orderCarditida(Dall 1889)
superfamilyCrassatelloidea(Férussac 1822)
familyCrassatellidaeFérussac 1822
subfamilyCrassatellinaeFérussac 1822
genusCrassatellitesLamarck 1799
speciesmaroimensis(White 1887)

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: aragonitesuperf
Environment: marinesuperf
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: shallow infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindsuperf
Created: 2009-08-17 20:25:42
Modified: 2018-02-27 08:17:28
Source: f = family, superf = superfamily
References: Eames 1951, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range: base of the Middle Albian to the top of the Albian or 109.00000 to 100.50000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aptian - Albian125.0 - 100.5Brazil (Ceará) Crassatella maroimensis (235051)
Middle Albian109.0 - 105.3Brazil (Sergipe) Crassatellites maroimensis (87861 87863)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6Ecuador Crassatella maroimensis (61910)