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Astarte tuscana

Bivalvia - Carditida - Astartidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1864Astarte tuscana Gabb p. 179 figs. Pl. 30, Fig. 257
1889Crassatella tuscana White pp. 469 - 470 figs. PLATE VI, Figs. 2, 3, and 4
1917Crassatellites tuscanus Waring p. 59 figs. Pl. 8, Fig. 4
1935Crassatellites tuscana Anderson and Hanna p. 29

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CarditioniDall 1889
orderCarditida(Dall 1889)
superfamilyCrassatelloidea(Férussac 1822)
familyAstartidaed'Orbigny 1844
subfamilyAstartinaed'Orbigny 1844
genusAstarteSowerby 1816
speciestuscana

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.

Astarte tuscana Gabb 1864
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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 Coniacian to the top of the Early/Lower Campanian or 89.80000 to 72.20000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Coniacian89.8 - 85.7USA (California) Astarte tuscana (type locality: 44232)
Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (California) Crassatella tuscana (158389)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (California) Astarte tuscana (44274) Crassatella tuscana (3885 239772)
Middle Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (California) Crassatella tuscana (220921) Crassatellites tuscanus (193033)