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Ensio agassizii

Bivalvia - Carditida - Astartidae

Taxonomy
Ptychomya agassizii was named by Lycett (1850). It is not extant. Its type specimen is Geological Survey Museum No. 9139. Its type locality is Nailsworth, Gloucestershire, which is in a Bajocian shallow subtidal limestone in the United Kingdom. It is the type species of Ensio.

It was recombined as Ensio agassizii by Cox (1961).

Synonyms
  • Astarte divaricata was named by Etheridge (1875). It is not extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Ptychomya agassizii by Cox (1961).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1850Ptychomya agassizii Lycett
1875Astarte divaricata Etheridge
1961Ensio agassizii Cox

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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
genusEnsio
speciesagassizii(Lycett 1850)

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.

Ensio agassizii Lycett 1850
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Invalid names: Astarte divaricata Etheridge 1875 [synonym]
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: Bajocian or 170.90000 to 168.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bajocian170.9 - 168.2United Kingdom (England) Ptychomya agassizii (type locality: 77245)