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Stutchburia costata

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Kalenteridae

Taxonomy
Orthonota costata was named by Morris (1845). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Illawarra (Strzelecki coll), which is in a Wordian coastal siliciclastic in the Gerringong Formation of Australia.

It was recombined as Cardinia costata by Dana (1849); it was recombined as Sanguinolites costatus by Muromtseva and Guskov (1984); it was recombined as Stutchburia costata by Laseron (1910), Wass and Banks (1971), Waterhouse (1980), Waterhouse (1987), Waterhouse (1988), Biakov (2019), Prinoth and Posenato (2023).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1845Orthonota costata Morris p. 273 figs. Pl 11, figs 1, 2
1847Orthonota costata M'Coy p. 300
1849Cardinia costata Dana p. 692 figs. Pl 4, fig 8
1910Stutchburia costata Laseron p. 217
1971Stutchburia costata Wass and Banks
1980Stutchburia costata Waterhouse p. 113 fig. 4.1,4.3,4.4,5,6
1984Sanguinolites costatus Muromtseva and Guskov p. 105 figs. Pl 51, fig 11; pl 52, figs 12,20
1987Stutchburia costata Waterhouse p. 166 figs. Pl 10, fig 21
1988Stutchburia costata Waterhouse p. 178 figs. Pl 5, figs 4-7
2019Stutchburia costata Biakov p. 247 figs. Pl 4, fig 10
2023Stutchburia costata Prinoth and Posenato p. 37 figs. 23A-F

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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
superfamilyKalenteroideaMarwick 1953
familyKalenteridae
subfamilyMyoconchinaeNewell 1957
genusStutchburiaEtheridge 1900
speciescostata()

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.

Stutchburia costata Morris 1845
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
J. B. Waterhouse 1987Distinguished from most other species by large size and elongate shape, and 6-15 costae radiating posteriorly from the umbo.
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height335.034.036.235.01.09
valve height132.6----

Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilec
Life habit: infaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 11:33:36
Modified: 2010-02-12 03:59:35
Source: c = class
Reference: Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Asselian to the top of the Changhsingian or 298.90000 to 251.90200 Ma

Collections (20 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Asselian298.9 - 293.52Russian Federation Stutchburia costata (149676)
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4New Zealand Stutchburia costata (52771 52772)
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4Russian Federation Sanguinolites costatus (81145 114303 114325)
Roadian274.4 - 266.9Australia (New South Wales) Stutchburia costata (120243 161842)
Roadian274.4 - 266.9Australia (Tasmania) Stutchburia costata (105423)
Roadian274.4 - 266.9New Zealand (Southland) Stutchburia costata (41781)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Australia (New South Wales) Cardinia costata (83172) Orthonota costata (133342 134048)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Australia (Queensland) Stutchburia costata (104023 120341 120535 120665)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902Italy Stutchburia costata (230026 230037 230054)