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Fossacallista

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Taxonomy
Fossacallista was named by Marwick (1938) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-u R Sepkoski's reference number: 530]. It is extant.

It was reranked as Notocallista (Fossacallista) by Marwick (1938).

It was assigned to Notocallista by Marwick (1938); to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Veneridae by Darragh and Kendrick (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1938Fossacallista Marwick
1938Notocallista (Fossacallista) Marwick p. 77
2002Fossacallista Sepkoski
2008Fossacallista Darragh and Kendrick p. 227

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
Veneroidei(Gray 1854)
VeneroiteiGray 1854
superfamilyVeneroidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyVeneridaeRafinesque 1815
genusFossacallistaMarwick 1938

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. Fossacallista Marwick 1938
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Fossacallista ancisa Marwick 1938
Fossacallista eburnea Tate 1887
Fossacallista makoensis Marwick 1931
Fossacallista tatei Cossmann 1920
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Invalid names: Cytherea tenuis Tate 1887 [replaced]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-10-08 06:38:03
Modified: 2009-08-18 20:15:30
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Cretaceous to the top of the Altonian or 143.10000 to 15.90000 Ma

Collections (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cretaceous143.1 - 66.0USA (South Dakota) Cytherea tenuis (235775)
Bartonian - Priabonian41.03 - 33.9Australia (Western Australia) F. tatei (179825)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3Australia (Victoria) F. tatei (71236)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04New Zealand Notocallista watti (67845 67854 67859)
Aquitanian23.04 - 20.45New Zealand Notocallista parki (146345)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98New Zealand (Dannevirke) Notocallista makoensis (35654 35657) Notocallista sp. (35644)
Altonian18.7 - 15.9New Zealand Notocallista parki (67898 67911) Notocallista parki, Notocallista tersa (67897) Notocallista tersa (67821)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63New Zealand (Hawke's Bay) Notocallista sp. (45178)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Australia (Victoria) Cytherea eburnea (72206 72210)