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Cassiavellia

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Bakevelliidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2010Cassiavellia Temkin and Pojeta p. 1153

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
OstreioniFerussac 1822
OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderOstreida(FĂ«russac 1822)
suborderMalleidinaGray 1854
superfamilyPterioideaGray 1847
familyBakevelliidae
genusCassiavellia

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. †Cassiavellia Temkin and Pojeta 2010
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Cassiavellia galtarae Temkin and Pojeta 2010
Cassiavellia nadkevnae Temkin and Pojeta 2010
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
valve height29.686.8013.810.34.94

Composition: aragonitef
Composition 2: low Mg calcitef
Environment: marine, brackisho
Locomotion: stationarysuperf
Attached: yessuperf
Epibiont: yessuperf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: suspension feedersuperf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-10-05 02:20:46
Modified: 2007-11-26 09:50:53
Source: f = family, superf = superfamily, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range: base of the Kungurian to the top of the Capitanian or 279.30000 to 259.51000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3USA (Texas) C. galtarae (81633 81699)
Roadian272.3 - 268.8USA (Texas) C. galtarae (81693) Pteria richardsoni (108822) Pteria squamifera (108862)
Roadian - Capitanian272.3 - 259.51USA (Texas) Pteria richardsoni (108835)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Tunisia (Madanin) Gervillia sp. (41836 41862 41864)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17China (Guangxi) C. nadkevnae (50022)