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Crassatella perrini

Bivalvia - Carditida - Crassatellidae

Taxonomy
Astarte perrini was named by Dickerson (1917). Its type specimen is CAS 390, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is CAS loc. 181, Cowlitz River, 4mi E. of Vader, which is in an Eocene coastal sandstone/conglomerate in Washington.

It was recombined as Crassatellites perrini by Weaver (1942); it was recombined as Crassatella perrini by Effinger (1938), Hendy (2020).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1917Astarte perrini Dickerson p. 168 figs. pl. 27, figs. 8a, 8b
1938Crassatella perrini Effinger p. 369
1942Crassatellites perrini Weaver p. 127
2020Crassatella perrini Hendy

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CarditioniDall 1889
orderCarditida(Dall 1889)
superfamilyCrassatelloidea(Férussac 1822)
familyCrassatellidaeFérussac 1822
subfamilyCrassatellinaeFérussac 1822
genusCrassatellaLamarck 1799
speciesperrini()

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.

Crassatella perrini Dickerson 1917
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Diagnosis
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Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitesuperf
Environment: marinesuperf
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: shallow infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindsuperf
Created: 2009-08-17 20:25:42
Modified: 2018-02-27 08:17:28
Source: f = family, superf = superfamily
References: Eames 1951, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range: Late/Upper Eocene or 37.71000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9USA (Washington) Astarte perrini (4900)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9USA (Washington) Crassatella perrini (40733)