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Cymbophora triangulata

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Mactridae

Taxonomy
Crassatellites triangulatus was named by Waring (1917). Its type specimen is LSJU 397 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Chico area south of the Santa Monica Mountains (Locality 3 of Waring 1917), which is in a Cretaceous marine sandstone/shale in the Tuna Canyon Formation of California.

It was recombined as Cymbophora triangulata by Saul (1974).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. berryi, C. cancellosa, C. canonensis, C. lintea, C. scabellum, C. subtilis, C. utahensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1917Crassatellites triangulatus Waring p. 59 figs. Pl. 9, Fig. 1
1924Crassatellites triangulatus Reagan p. 185 figs. Plate 20, figure 2
1974Cymbophora triangulata Saul p. 1083 figs. Pl. 1, fig. 12; P1. 2, figs. 7-8; P1. 3, figs 11 - 12; Table 4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
—CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
—CardioniFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
—CardiidiaFerussac 1822
—CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
—Veneroidei(Gray 1854)
—VeneroiteiGray 1854
superfamilyMactroidea(Lamarck 1809)
familyMactridaeLamarck 1809
subfamilyMactrinaeLamarck 1809
genusCymbophora
speciestriangulata()

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.

†Cymbophora triangulata Waring 1917
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 13:48:47
Modified: 2009-09-09 15:48:47
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Albian to the top of the Maastrichtian or 113.20000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Albian113.2 - 110.1USA (California) Crassatellites triangulatus (44267)
Late/Upper Cretaceous100.5 - 66.0USA (California) Crassatellites triangulatus (type locality: 193034)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (California) Cymbophora ashburnerii (86794) Cymbophora triangulata (185168 214076)
Middle Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (California) Cymbophora triangulata (69314 144763 144764 168007 185368)
Middle Campanian - Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (California) Cymbophora triangulata (215265)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (California) Crassatellites triangulatus (83790)