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Cassianella simplex

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Cassianellidae

Taxonomy

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1976Cassianella simplex Bychkov et al.
1976Cassianella simplex Chen p. 145 figs. Pl 28, figs 18-25

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
RankNameAuthor
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
OstreioniFerussac 1822
OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderOstreida(FĂ«russac 1822)
suborderMalleidinaGray 1854
superfamilyPterioideaGray 1847
familyCassianellidaeIchikawa 1958
genusCassianellaBeyrich 1862
speciessimplex

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.

Cassianella simplex Chen 1976
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Composition 2: low Mg calcitef
Environment: marine, brackisho
Locomotion: stationarysuperf
Attached: yessuperf
Epibiont: yessuperf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: suspension feedersuperf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-10-05 06:02:23
Modified: 2007-10-05 08:02:23
Source: f = family, superf = superfamily, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range: base of the Pelsonian to the top of the Rhaetian or 247.20000 to 201.30000 Ma

Collections (35 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Anisian247.2 - 242.0China (Guizhou) Cassianella simplex (42276 42277 42279 42280 42282 42284 42368 42369 42371 42375 42377)
Pelsonian247.2 - 242.0China (Guizhou) Cassianella simplex (31610)
Pelsonian - Illyrian247.2 - 242.0China (Guizhou) Cassianella simplex (31611 31613 31614 31615 31616 31617 31618 31619 31620 31621 31622 31623 31624 31625 31626 31627 31628 31629 31630 31631 31632)
Middle Triassic247.2 - 237.0China (Guizhou) Cassianella simplex (42278)
Norian - Rhaetian228.0 - 201.3Russian Federation Cassianella simplex (39315)