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Crenatula

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Malleidae

Taxonomy
Crenatula was named by Lamarck (1803) [Sepkoski's age data: T Dani R Sepkoski's reference number: 914]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Isognomonidae by Vokes (1980), Lamprell and Healy (1998); to Pterioida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Crenatulinae by Bouchet et al. (2010).

Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23; modified by M. Kosnik on 2013-04-30

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1803Crenatula Lamarck
1980Crenatula Vokes p. 44
1998Crenatula Lamprell and Healy p. 108
2002Crenatula Sepkoski
2010Crenatula Bouchet et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
orderOstreida(Fërussac 1822)
superfamilyPterioideaGray 1847
familyMalleidaeLamarck 1819
subfamilyIsognomoninae(Woodring 1925)
genusCrenatulaLamarck 1803

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. Crenatula Lamarck 1803
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Composition 2: low Mg calcitef
Environment: marine, brackisho
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Epibiont: yessuperf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-11-26 07:48:14
Modified: 2009-08-17 21:46:35
Source: f = family, superf = superfamily, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926
Collections
No collection or age range data are available