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Freiastarte

Bivalvia - Carditida - Astartidae

Taxonomy
Freiastarte was named by Chavan (1952) [Sepkoski's age data: K Camp K Maes]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Eriphylinae by Vokes (1980); and to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species lacking formal opinion data
Astarte subomalioides, Astartemya planissima, F. defreitasi, F. praetypica, F. similis, F. subcostata, F. subplanissima, F. yokakuensis
Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23; modified by M. Kosnik on 2013-04-30

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1952Freiastarte Chavan
1980Freiastarte Vokes p. 123
2002Freiastarte Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
—Heterodonta(Neumayr 1884)
—CarditioniDall 1889
orderCarditida(Dall 1889)
superfamilyCrassatelloidea(Férussac 1822)
familyAstartidaed'Orbigny 1844
subfamilyEriphylinaeChavan 1952
genusFreiastarteChavan 1952

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. †Freiastarte Chavan 1952
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitesuperf
Environment: marinesuperf
Locomotion: facultatively mobilesuperf
Life habit: infaunalsuperf
Diet: suspension feedersuperf
Vision: blindsuperf
Created: 2009-09-09 13:45:55
Modified: 2024-02-05 22:32:59
Source: superf = superfamily
Reference: Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range: base of the Kimmeridgian to the top of the Maastrichtian or 154.80000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (25 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kimmeridgian - Tithonian154.8 - 143.1Yemen (Wadi Hajar) F. sp. (2574)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 119.57United Kingdom (England) F. subcostata (235315 278536)
Aptian121.4 - 113.2United Kingdom (England) F. praetypica (1777 1780) F. subcostata (1772 1835 1836 1840)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Denmark F. sp. (1386) Freyastarte sp. (35039)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Madagascar F. similis (1322)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Cameroon F. similis (1367)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Poland F. similis (1321)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Japan F. yokakuensis (1315)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Netherlands F. similis (1326)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Libya F. similis (1370)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Serbia F. subplanissima (1380)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Nigeria F. similis (1329)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Tunisia F. similis (1365)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Ukraine F. similis (1334)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Austria F. similis (1379)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Germany F. similis (1342 1390)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Mozambique F. defreitasi (1376)