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Pseudastarte exigua

Bivalvia - Carditida - Cardiniidae

Taxonomy
Cardinia exigua was named by Terquem (1855). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Pseudastarte exigua by Chen (1988).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1855Cardinia exigua Terquem
1988Pseudastarte exigua Chen

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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(FĂ©russac 1822)
familyCardiniidaeZittel 1881
genusPseudastarteCossmann 1921
speciesexigua(Terquem 1855)

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.

Pseudastarte exigua Terquem 1855
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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: Late/Upper Hettangian or 201.30000 to 196.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Hettangian201.3 - 196.5China Pseudastarte exigua (59621)