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Adelodonax altus

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Donacidae

Taxonomy
Pharella alta was named by Gabb (1864).

It was recombined as Adelodonax altus by Saul (1989).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1864Pharella alta Gabb p. 147 figs. PL 22, Fig. 118
1930Pharella alta Stewart p. 293 figs. Plate fig. 11
1989Adelodonax altus Saul p. 197 figs. Figures 29-41

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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)
familyDonacidaeFleming 1828
genusAdelodonax
speciesaltus()

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.

†Adelodonax altus Gabb 1864
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
L. R. Saul 1989Elongate Adelodonax with the beak at the posterior third and having a slight posterior truncation.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 14:22:57
Modified: 2009-09-09 16:22:57
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Maastrichtian to the top of the Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 70.60000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (California) Adelodonax altus (185398 185403 185445 185456 185466 185467 185636 185704 205789 207436 215291) Pharella alta (83793)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Mexico (Baja California) Adelodonax altus (72108)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (California) Adelodonax altus (177887 210291 210582 215303)