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Scambula

Bivalvia - Carditida - Crassatellidae

Taxonomy
Scambula was named by Conrad (1869) [Sepkoski's age data: K Camp K Maes-u]. It is not extant.

It was reranked as Crassatellites (Scambula) by Dall (1903) and Johnson (1905); it was reranked as Anthomya (Scambula) by Stewart (1930); it was reranked as Crassatella (Scambula) by Abbass (1962).

It was assigned to Crassatellites by Dall (1903) and Johnson (1905); to Anthonya by Stewart (1930); to Crassatella by Abbass (1962); to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Scambulinae by Vokes (1980), Wingard (1993), Bouchet et al. (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1869Scambula Conrad
1903Crassatellites (Scambula) Dall p. 1472
1905Crassatellites (Scambula) Johnson p. 14
1930Anthomya (Scambula) Stewart p. 147
1962Crassatella (Scambula) Abbass p. 99
1980Scambula Vokes p. 124
1993Scambula Wingard p. 88
2002Scambula Sepkoski
2010Scambula Bouchet et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
—CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
—CarditioniDall 1889
orderCarditida(Dall 1889)
superfamilyCrassatelloidea(Férussac 1822)
familyCrassatellidaeFérussac 1822
subfamilyScambulinaeChavan 1952
genusScambulaConrad 1869

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. †Scambula Conrad 1869
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†Scambula perplana Conrad 1869
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Invalid names: Scambula widmeri Richards 1962 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitesuperf
Environment: marinesuperf
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: shallow infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindsuperf
Created: 2009-08-17 20:25:42
Modified: 2018-02-27 08:17:28
Source: f = family, superf = superfamily
References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Eames 1951

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Campanian to the top of the Late/Upper Pliocene or 83.60000 to 2.58000 Ma

Collections (32 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Georgia) S. perplana (221123)
Early/Lower Campanian - Middle Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (New Jersey) S. perplana (226588)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Tennessee) S. perplana (88357)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Alabama) S. perplana (4247 4253 4255 4261 4275)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Alabama) S. perplana (4237)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) S. perplana (4127 4131)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Missouri) S. perplana (4382 4385)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Maryland) S. perplana (4366 4374)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Texas) S. perplana (4459 4490 4491)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) S. perplana (1303) S. sp. (205512)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Missouri) S. perplana (1295)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Georgia) S. perplana (1309)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Maryland) S. perplana (1348)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Alabama) S. perplana (1307 1308 83239)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Texas) S. perplana (1298 1299)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (Mississippi) Lirodiscus psychopterus (90709 98571 205508)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58USA (Florida) Crassatellites alaquensis (94809)