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Basterotia (Basterotella)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Sportellidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1953Basterotia (Basterotella) Olsson and Harbison p. 97
1981Basterotia (Basterotella) Vokes p. 161
1992Basterotia (Basterotella) Moore p. E10
2002Basterotella Sepkoski

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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
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderLeptonidinaDall 1889
superfamilyCyamioidea(Philippi 1845)
familySportellidaeDall 1899
genusBasterotiaMayer in Hörnes 1859
subgenusBasterotellaOlsson and Harbison 1953

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.

Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: infaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 07:38:48
Modified: 2009-09-09 09:38:48
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Todd 2001, Sanchez Roig 1926, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 20.45000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 15.98 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98USA (Florida) Basterotia miocenica (89575 89576 92379 92460 92554 92556 92561 92562)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Jamaica Basterotia bowdeniana (58522)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774USA (Florida) Basterotia floridana (79331) Ensitellops elliptica (79336)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (North Carolina) Anisodonta elliptica (66751 66752)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (South Carolina) Anisodonta elliptica (66760)