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Oxyeurax trapezoidalis

Bivalvia - Carditida - Astartidae

Taxonomy
Astarte trapezoidalis was named by Stanton (1895). Its type specimen is USNM 23054 and is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Oxyeurax trapezoidalis by Kaim et al. (2014).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1895Astarte trapezoidalis Stanton p. 57–58 figs. pl. 6, figs. 17–18
1938Astarte trapezoidalis Anderson p. 120
2014Oxyeurax trapezoidalis Kaim et al. pp. 430 - 431 fig. 16

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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
genusOxyeurax
speciestrapezoidalis()

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.

Oxyeurax trapezoidalis Stanton 1895
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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 Valanginian to the top of the Late/Upper Barremian or 137.05000 to 121.40000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Valanginian137.05 - 132.6USA (California) Astarte trapezoidalis (83596 151975) Oxyeurax trapezoidalis (151968 151971)
Late/Upper Barremian125.77 - 121.4USA (California) Oxyeurax trapezoidalis (177720)