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Costellacesta

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Limidae

Taxonomy
Costellacesta was named by Kauffman (1964) [Sepkoski's age data: K Maes]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Limidae by Vokes (1980); and to Pterioida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1964Costellacesta Kauffman
1980Costellacesta Vokes p. 61
2002Costellacesta Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
RankNameAuthor
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
OstreioniFerussac 1822
OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderPectinida(Gray 1854)
suborderAnomiidinaGray 1854
Limoidei(Moore 1952)
superfamilyLimoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyLimidaeRafinesque 1815
genusCostellacestaKauffman 1964

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. †Costellacesta Kauffman 1964
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Composition 2: low Mg calcitef
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-11-26 09:06:10
Modified: 2009-10-10 17:36:45
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Maastrichtian or 72.20000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) C. riddlei (1391)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Texas) C. sayrei (1298)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (North Carolina) C. sp., C. insolita (1311)