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Spathella

Bivalvia - Modiomorphida - Modiomorphidae

Taxonomy
Spathella was named by Hall (1885) [Sepkoski's age data: D Fras C Ms]. Its type is Sphenotomorpha rigidula.

It was assigned to Modiomorphidae by Cox et al. (1969), Vokes (1980); and to Modiomorphoida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
S. typica
Species lacking formal opinion data
S. cylindrica

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1885Spathella Hall p. 407
1969Spathella Cox et al. p. N399
1980Spathella Vokes p. 70
2002Spathella Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
—CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
—CardioniFerussac 1822
—CardiidiaFerussac 1822
—CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderModiomorphida(Newell 1969)
superfamilyModiomorphoidea(Miller 1877)
familyModiomorphidae
genusSpathellaHall 1885

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. †Spathella Hall 1885
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†Spathella typica Hall 1885
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-11 18:04:52
Modified: 2009-10-10 17:34:00
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Emsian to the top of the Chesterian or 399.50000 to 323.40000 Ma

Collections (33 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Emsian399.5 - 393.47China (Guangxi) S. sp., S. hepingensis (4799)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Canada (Manitoba) S. elliptica (228126)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Venezuela S. sp. (35902)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31China (Guangxi) S. sp., S. hepingensis (4792)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31USA (New York) S. typica (86243 86268)
Late/Upper Givetian383.4 - 382.31Libya S. sp. (35628)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15USA (Missouri) S. typica (3946)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15USA (New York) S. sp. (10204 10212 10217 10219 10321) S. typica (3800 3809 3810 233184)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15USA (Pennsylvannia) S. typica (233186)
Frasnian - Famennian382.31 - 358.86USA (Virginia) S. sp. (635)
Frasnian - Famennian382.31 - 358.86USA (West Virginia) S. sp. (634)
Tournaisian358.86 - 346.7Libya S. sp. A (35627)
Chadian - Arundian346.7 - 339.9USA (Indiana) S. illinoiensis (8111 8119 8126 8130 8131 8135 8136 8137) S. sp. (556)
Asbian339.9 - 335.9United Kingdom (England) S. cylindrica (5995)
Chesterian335.4 - 323.4USA (Iowa) S. sp. (3294 3296)