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Castalia ambigua

Bivalvia - Unionida - Hyriidae

Taxonomy
Castalia ambigua was named by Wesselingh et al. (2006). It is extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2006Castalia ambigua Wesselingh et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
UniomorphiGray 1854
UnioniGray 1854
UnionataGray 1854
orderUnionida(Stoliczka 1871)
suborderHyriidinaHoeh 2009
superfamilyHyrioideaSwainson 1840
familyHyriidaeSwainson 1840
genusCastaliaLamarck 1819
speciesambigua

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.

Castalia ambigua Wesselingh et al. 2006
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Environment: freshwatero
Locomotion: facultatively mobilec
Life habit: infaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2017-04-17 10:29:05
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:29:05
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Bush and Bambach 2015, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Late/Upper Miocene or 11.63000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Brazil Castalia ambigua (141844 141845 141848)