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Spengleria rostrata

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Gastrochaenidae

Taxonomy
Gastrochaena rostrata was named by Spengler (1793). It is extant.

It was recombined as Spengleria rostrata by De Buisonjé (1974).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1793Gastrochaena rostrata Spengler
1974Spengleria rostrata De Buisonjé p. 236 figs. Pl 10, figs 4-9

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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
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderGastrochaenidinaMorretes 1949
superfamilyGastrochaenoidea(Gray 1840)
familyGastrochaenidaeGray 1840
genusSpengleriaSpengler 1783
speciesrostrata(Spengler 1793)

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.

Spengleria rostrata Spengler 1793
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: stationaryg
Life habit: boringg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 13:56:30
Modified: 2009-09-09 15:56:30
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Miocene to the top of the Middle Pleistocene or 11.60800 to 0.12900 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Miocene - Pliocene11.608 - 2.588Netherlands Antilles Spengleria rostrata (209186 209192)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (Florida) Spengleria rostrata (67069)