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Distefanella

Bivalvia - Hippuritida - Radiolitidae

Discussion

Not homonym Distefanella Cipolla 1992, a bryozoan

Taxonomy
Distefanella was named by Parona (1901) [Sepkoski's age data: K Turo K Maes-u Sepkoski's reference number: 972].

It was assigned to Hippuritoida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Radiolitidae by Steuber (2002), Skelton (2013).

Species lacking formal opinion data
D. bassani, D. bassanii, D. douvillei, D. lombricalis, D. minima, D. montagnei, D. radoicicae, D. raricostata, D. rossii, D. salmojraghii, D. spadai
Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23; modified by P. Novack-Gottshall on 2025-07-09

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1901Distefanella Parona
2002Distefanella Sepkoski
2002Distefanella Steuber
2013Distefanella Skelton

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
RankNameAuthor
—EuheterodontaGiribet and Distel 2003
—CardiidiaFerussac 1822
—CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderHippuritida()
suborderRadiolitidina
superfamilyRadiolitoideaGray 1848
familyRadiolitidaeGray 1848
genusDistefanellaParona 1901

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. †Distefanella Parona 1901
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitef
Composition 2: aragonitef
Grouping: gregariouso
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-11-27 10:22:47
Modified: 2007-11-27 12:22:47
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: base of the Cenomanian to the top of the Maastrichtian or 100.50000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (33 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Türkiye (Denizli) D. bassanii, D. montagnei (162800)
Middle Cenomanian - Turonian100.5 - 89.8Italy D. bassanii, D. raricostata, D. lombricalis, D. douvillei (161166)
Early/Lower Turonian93.9 - 89.8Italy D. bassani (87115)
Late/Upper Turonian93.9 - 89.8Türkiye (Antalya) D. bassanii (161413 161422 161423) D. sp. (161397 161400 161401 161404 161405 161406)
Middle Turonian - Late/Upper Turonian93.9 - 89.8Egypt D. lombricalis (114904)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8Italy (Abruzzo) D. bassanii, D. douvillei, D. salmojraghii, D. raricostata (162825)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8Italy (Campania) D. bassanii, D. douvillei, D. salmojraghii (162824)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8Italy D. lombricalis (73472)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8Italy (Latina) D. bassanii (162823)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8Guatemala D. lombricalis (66787)
Late/Upper Turonian - Early/Lower Coniacian93.9 - 85.7Italy (Veneto) D. rossii, D. sp., D. montagnei (84808)
Turonian - Coniacian93.9 - 85.7Italy D. bassanii, D. raricostata, D. lombricalis, D. spadai, D. douvillei (67096)
Coniacian - Santonian89.8 - 83.6Serbia D. bassani (74560)
Santonian - Campanian85.7 - 72.2Italy D. bassani (23530 23532)
Early/Lower Campanian - Middle Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Texas) D. sp. (3613)
Middle Campanian83.6 - 72.2Croatia (Split-Dalmatia) D. radoicicae (161073)
Middle Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Texas) D. sp. (3632)
Campanian - Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Marshall Islands D. sp. (74534)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Montenegro D. radoicicae, D. minima (74562)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Jamaica (Clarendon) D. sp. (161322 161324 161331 161332 161339)