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Asaphis undulata

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Psammobiidae

Taxonomy
Asaphis undulata was named by Gabb (1864). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Texas Flat, which is in a Campanian marginal marine sandstone in the Chico Formation of California.

It was recombined as Rhectomyax undulatus by Stewart (1930), Saul (1988).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1864Asaphis undulata Gabb p. 154 figs. PI. 22, Fig. 129
1930Rhectomyax undulatus Stewart p. 285 figs. Fig. 5
1988Rhectomyax undulatus Saul p. 481

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
—CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
—CardioniFerussac 1822
—CardiidiaFerussac 1822
—CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
—CardioideiFerussac 1822
superfamilyTellinoidea(Blainville 1814)
familyPsammobiidaeFleming 1828
subfamilyPsammobiinaeFleming 1828
genusAsaphisModeer 1793
speciesundulata

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.

†Asaphis undulata Gabb 1864
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: infaunalg
Diet: deposit feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 13:33:13
Modified: 2009-09-09 15:33:13
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range: Middle Campanian or 83.60000 to 72.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (California) Asaphis undulata (type locality: 72056)