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Basterotia (Basterotella) bowdeniana

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Sportellidae

Taxonomy
Anisodonta (Basterotia) bowdeniana was named by Dall (1900). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Basterotia bowdeniana by Woodring (1925); it was recombined as Basterotia (Basterotella) bowdeniana by Vokes (1981).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1900Anisodonta (Basterotia) bowdeniana Dall p. 1133
1925Basterotia bowdeniana Woodring p. 101
1981Basterotia (Basterotella) bowdeniana Vokes p. 160

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
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
speciesbowdeniana(Dall 1900)

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: 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: Late/Upper Pliocene or 3.60000 to 2.58800 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Jamaica Basterotia bowdeniana (58522)