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Isopristes crassus

Bivalvia - Carditida - Cardiniidae

Taxonomy
Isopristes crassus was named by Nicol and Allen (1953). It is not extant. Its type specimen is USNM No. 108691. Its type locality is Atacocha Mine, USGS Loc. 24388, which is in a Norian marine horizon in the Chambara Formation of Peru. It is the type species of Isopristes.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1953Isopristes crassus Nicol and Allen

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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)
familyCardiniidaeZittel 1881
genusIsopristes
speciescrassus

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.

†Isopristes crassus Nicol and Allen 1953
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitesuperf
Environment: marinesuperf
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindsuperf
Created: 2009-07-05 11:01:23
Modified: 2009-08-17 22:24:54
Source: f = family, superf = superfamily
References: Todd 2001, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range: Norian or 227.30000 to 205.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Norian227.3 - 205.7Peru Isopristes crassus (type locality: 206308)