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Gastrochaena (Spengleria) emilyana

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Gastrochaenidae

Taxonomy
Gastrochaena (Spengleria) emilyana was named by Vokes (1976). Its type specimen is USNM 647648, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is TU 830 - Tenmile Creek, which is in a Burdigalian marine marl/sandstone in the Chipola Formation of Florida.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1976Gastrochaena (Spengleria) emilyana Vokes p. 162 figs. text figs. 1-2

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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
suborderGastrochaenidinaMorretes 1949
superfamilyGastrochaenoidea(Gray 1840)
familyGastrochaenidaeGray 1840
genusGastrochaenaSpengler 1783
subgenusSpengleria(Tyron 1862)
speciesemilyana

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: stationaryg
Life habit: boringg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 13:56:30
Modified: 2009-09-09 15:56:30
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Burdigalian or 20.44000 to 15.97000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97USA (Florida) Gastrochaena emilyana (89576 type locality: 92379 92460)