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Astartella vallisneriana

Bivalvia - Carditida - Astartidae

Taxonomy
Astarte vallisneriana was named by King (1848). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Whitley, compact limestone, which is in a Wuchiapingian carbonate limestone in the Ford Formation of the United Kingdom.

It was recombined as Astartella vallisneriana by Newell (1955), Logan (1967).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
A. concentrica, A. lutugini, A. newberryi, A. varic

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1848Astarte vallisneriana King
1850Astarte vallisneriana King p. 194 figs. Pl 16, fig 1
1857Astarte vallisneriana Howse p. 310
1861Astarte vallisneriana Geinitz p. 62 figs. Pl 12, figs 24,25
1945Astarte vallisneriana Trechmann p. 352
1955Astartella vallisneriana Newell p. 30 figs. Pl 1, figs 11-14
1967Astartella vallisneriana Logan p. 55 figs. Pl 7, figs 1-3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Life
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
—CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
—CarditioniDall 1889
orderCarditida(Dall 1889)
superfamilyCrassatelloidea(Férussac 1822)
familyAstartidaed'Orbigny 1844
genusAstartella
speciesvallisneriana(King 1848)

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
valve height54.303.0912.23.363.98

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: Wuchiapingian or 259.51000 to 254.14000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Greenland Astartella vallisneriana (107371 107372)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14United Kingdom (Durham) Astarte vallisneriana (130833)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14United Kingdom (England) Astarte sp. (117891) Astarte vallisneriana (43669)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14United Kingdom Astarte vallisneriana (130869 161473)