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Stutchburia variabilis

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Kalenteridae

Taxonomy
Stutchburia variabilis was named by Dickins (1957). Its type specimen is CPC 2205, a valve (left valve), and it is a mold. Its type locality is Callytharra Springs (1.8 mile WSW), Byro Homestead, which is in a Sakmarian coastal siliciclastic in Australia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1957Stutchburia variabilis Dickins p. 21 figs. Pl 2, figs 7-14

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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
speciesvariabilis

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 variabilis Dickins 1957
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height114.0----
valve height625.614.035.029.08.01

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 Sakmarian to the top of the Changhsingian or 293.52000 to 252.17000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1Australia (Western Australia) Stutchburia variabilis (87352 type locality: 87357 101207 107312 107314)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17China (Guizhou) Stutchburia variabilis (112100)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17China (Guizhou) Stutchburia variabilis (112089)