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Radiastarte yizhangensis

Bivalvia - Carditida - Astartidae

Taxonomy
Radiastarte yizhangensis was named by Chen and Liu (1976). It is not extant. Its type locality is Yangmeishan, Yizhang, which is in a Carnian marine horizon in the Yangmeishan Formation of China. It is the type species of Radiastarte.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1976Radiastarte yizhangensis Chen and Liu

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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
genusRadiastarteChen and Liu 1976
speciesyizhangensisChen and Liu 1976

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.

†Radiastarte yizhangensis Chen and Liu 1976
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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: Carnian or 237.00000 to 227.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Carnian237.0 - 227.3China (Hunan) Radiastarte yizhangensis (type locality: 201139)