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Astartella varica

Bivalvia - Carditida - Astartidae

Taxonomy
Astartella varica was named by McChesney (1860).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
A. concentrica, A. lutugini, A. newberryi, A. varic

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1860Astartella varica McChesney
1955Astartella varica Nicol p. 158
2004Astartella varica Kues fig. 7I

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
—CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
—CarditioniDall 1889
orderCarditida(Dall 1889)
superfamilyCrassatelloidea(Férussac 1822)
familyAstartidaed'Orbigny 1844
genusAstartella
speciesvaricaMcChesney 1860

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.

†Astartella varica McChesney 1860
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitesuperf
Environment: marinesuperf
Locomotion: facultatively mobilesuperf
Life habit: infaunalsuperf
Diet: suspension feedersuperf
Vision: blindsuperf
Created: 2009-09-09 13:45:55
Modified: 2024-02-05 22:32:59
Source: superf = superfamily
Reference: Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range: base of the Desmoinesian to the top of the Gzhelian or 312.80000 to 298.90000 Ma

Collections (21 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kashirian - Myachkovian313.8 - 307.0USA (New Mexico) Astartella varica (46548)
Desmoinesian312.8 - 306.0USA (Pennsylvania) Astartella varica (184079 184098)
Missourian306.0 - 303.7USA (Ohio) Astartella varica (174923)
Gzhelian303.7 - 298.9USA (New Mexico) Astartella varica (64273)
Virgilian303.7 - 298.9USA (New Mexico) Astartella varica (146828)
Virgilian303.7 - 298.9USA (Texas) Astartella varica (217905 217908 217915 217929 217932 217979 217992 218000 218002 218004 218021 225758 225760 225761 225776)