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Casterella gratiosa

Bivalvia - Pholadomyida - Megadesmidae

Taxonomy
Casterella gratiosa was named by Mendes (1952). It is not extant. Its type locality is Rio Claro - Corumbataí Highway, which is in a Capitanian/Wuchiapingian lacustrine sandstone in the Corumbataí Formation of Brazil. It is the type species of Casterella.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1952Casterella gratiosa Mendes

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
RankNameAuthor
—CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
—CardioniFerussac 1822
—CardiidiaFerussac 1822
—PoromyataRidewood 1903
orderPholadomyida()
superfamilyEdmondioidea()
familyMegadesmidaeVokes 1967
subfamilyPlesiocyprinellinae
genusCasterella
speciesgratiosa

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.

†Casterella gratiosa Mendes 1952
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobileo
Life habit: infaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 12:37:17
Modified: 2004-02-28 14:37:17
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Wordian to the top of the Wuchiapingian or 266.90000 to 254.17000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wordian266.9 - 264.28South Africa Casterella gratiosa (41328)
Wordian - Wuchiapingian266.9 - 254.17Brazil (São Paulo) Casterella gratiosa (10177 10178 10179)
Capitanian - Wuchiapingian264.28 - 254.17Brazil (São Paulo) Casterella gratiosa (206327 206328 206352 206353) Pleuromya mactroides (type locality: 206326)