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Catella

Bivalvia - Arcida - Parallelodontidae

Taxonomy
Catella was named by Healey (1908) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Nori T Than Sepkoski's reference number: 159,545]. Its type is Catella laticlava.

It was reranked as Grammatodon (Catella) by Healey (1908); it was reranked as Macrodon (Catella) by McLearn (1942).

It was assigned to Grammatodon by Healey (1908); to Macrodon by McLearn (1942); to Grammatodontinae by Vokes (1980); to Arcoida by Sepkoski (2002); to Catellini by Bouchet et al. (2010); and to Parallelodontidae by Ros-Franch et al. (2014).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1908Grammatodon (Catella) Healey
1908Catella Healey p. 13
1942Macrodon (Catella) McLearn p. 99
1980Catella Vokes p. 16
2002Catella Sepkoski
2010Catella Bouchet et al.
2014Catella Ros-Franch et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
—OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
—ArcioniGray 1854
orderArcida(Stoliczka 1871)
superfamilyArcoidea(Lamarck 1809)
familyParallelodontidaeDall 1898
subfamilyGrammatodontinaeBranson 1942
tribeCatelliniScarlato and Starobogatov 1979
genusCatellaHealey 1908

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.

G. †Catella Healey 1908
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Subg. †Catella (Oceanopieris) Guo 1988
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†Catella caterinae Parona 1894
†Catella fossa Melville 1956
†Catella impressa Münster 1841
†Catella laticlava Healey 1908
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height12.00
valve height14.50

Composition: aragoniteo
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Attached: yesf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-10-10 16:21:52
Modified: 2009-10-10 18:21:52
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Anisian to the top of the Maastrichtian or 247.20000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (27 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Poland Macrodon impressum (63538)
Middle Triassic247.2 - 237.0Italy (Trento) Macrodon impressum (202272)
Longobardian242.0 - 235.0Italy (Trentino) Cucullaea impressa (44953)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0China (Yunnan) C. elegans (200832)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0China (Sichuan) C. nyanangensis (25405)
Julian235.0 - 232.0Italy Arca impressa (137429) C. impressa (163815) Cucullaea impressa (144634)
Tuvalian - Lacian232.0 - 215.56China (Sichuan) C. nyanangensis (25406)
Norian - Rhaetian228.0 - 201.3USA (Nevada) C. sp. (210694)
Lacian - Alaunian221.5 - 212.0China (Sichuan) C. nyanangensis (25402)
Sevatian - Rhaetian212.0 - 201.3Iran C. laticlava (48977)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Iran C. laticlava (48976 48984)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Canada (British Columbia) C. tyaughtonae (45379) Macrodon tyaughtonae (135946)
Spinatum189.6 - 183.0Germany C. moenana (126569) C. numismalis, C. moenana (159446)
Early/Lower Toarcian183.0 - 182.0United Kingdom (Gloucestershire) Parallelodon fossa (204117)
Middle Aalenian175.6 - 171.6Italy (Central Italy ) Parallelodon caterinae (123679)
Bajocian170.3 - 168.3Italy (Perugia) C. caterinae (202123)
Bajocian170.3 - 168.3Italy (Central Italy ) Parallelodon caterinae (123681 123682)
Bajocian170.3 - 168.3Hungary C. caterine (124884)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Denmark C. katinkae (1385 1386 35039)