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Eucrassatella (Eucrassatella) speciosa

Bivalvia - Carditida - Crassatellidae

Taxonomy
Crassatella speciosa was named by Adams (1854) [DISTRIBUTION: Pleistocene-Recent; Western Atlantic.]. It is extant.

It was recombined as Eucrassatella (Eucrassatella) speciosa by Woodring (1982).

Synonyms
  • Crassatella gibbesii was named by Tuomey and Holmes (1856) [DISTRIBUTION: Pliocene-Pleistocene; Western Atlantic.]. It is not a trace fossil.

    It was recombined as Crassatellites (Scambula) gibbesii by Dall (1903); it was recombined as Crassatellites (Crassatellites) gibbesii by Mansfield (1932); it was recombined as Eucrassatella gibbesii by DuBar (1958); it was synonymized subjectively with Eucrassatella (Eucrassatella) speciosa by Woodring (1982).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1854Crassatella speciosa Adams p. 94
1856Crassatella gibbesii Tuomey and Holmes p. 74 figs. pl. 20, fig. 9, 10
1903Crassatellites (Scambula) gibbesii Dall pp. 1474, 1475
1932Crassatellites (Crassatellites) gibbesii Mansfield p. 80
1958Eucrassatella gibbesii DuBar p. 163
1982Eucrassatella (Eucrassatella) speciosa Woodring p. 633

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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
genusEucrassatellaIredale 1924
subgenusEucrassatellaIredale 1924
speciesspeciosa(Adams 1854)

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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Invalid names: Crassatella gibbsii Tuomey and Holmes 1856 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitesuperf
Environment: marinesuperf
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: semi-infaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindsuperf
Created: 2009-07-06 16:16:44
Modified: 2009-09-09 09:37:43
Source: g = genus, superf = superfamily
References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Todd 2001

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Pliocene to the top of the Early/Lower Pleistocene or 3.60000 to 0.77400 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58USA (Florida) Crassatellites gibbesii (59484 59485 59487)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58USA (South Carolina) Crassatellites gibbesii (92412)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774USA (Florida) Eucrassatella gibbesii (79331 79334 79338)