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Spengleria vetusta

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Gastrochaenidae

Taxonomy
Spengleria vetusta was named by Waagen (1881). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Amb, very highest beds of Productus-limestone, Salt Range, which is in a Changhsingian coastal sandstone in the Chhidru Formation of Pakistan.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1881Spengleria vetusta Waagen p. 187 figs. Pl 17, fig 11

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
RankNameAuthor
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderGastrochaenidinaMorretes 1949
superfamilyGastrochaenoidea(Gray 1840)
familyGastrochaenidaeGray 1840
genusSpengleriaSpengler 1783
speciesvetusta

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.

Spengleria vetusta Waagen 1881
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
valve height16.00

Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: stationaryg
Life habit: boringg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 13:56:30
Modified: 2009-09-09 15:56:30
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Changhsingian or 254.17000 to 252.17000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17Pakistan Spengleria vetusta (type locality: 81504)