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Rhaetidia zittelii

Bivalvia - Rhaetidiidae

Taxonomy
Rhaetidia zittelii was named by Bittner (1895). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is St. Cassian (K.K. Geol Reichsanstalt coll), which is in a Julian carbonate limestone in the Cassian Formation of Italy.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1895Rhaetidia zittelii Bittner
1904Rhaetidia zitteli Bittner

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
RankNameAuthor
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
subclassHeterodontaNeumayr 1884
familyRhaetidiidae
genusRhaetidia
specieszittelii

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.

†Rhaetidia zittelii Bittner 1895
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilec
Life habit: infaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 11:33:36
Modified: 2010-02-12 03:59:35
Source: c = class
Reference: Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Longobardian to the top of the Julian or 242.00000 to 232.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Longobardian242.0 - 235.0Italy (Trentino) Rhaetidia zitteli (44953)
Julian235.0 - 232.0Italy Rhaetidia zittelii (type locality: 144634)