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Crassatellites iheringi

Bivalvia - Carditida - Crassatellidae

Taxonomy
Crassatellites iheringi was named by Camacho (1957). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is 4 Km. north of Estancia Arroyito, which is in a Paleocene marine sandstone in the Cerro Khasem Formation of Argentina.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. littoralis, C. mathewsoni, C. nipponicus, C. subgibbosus, C. sulcatus, C. texanus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1957Crassatellites iheringi Camacho p. 97

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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
genusCrassatellitesLamarck 1799
speciesiheringi

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.

†Crassatellites iheringi Camacho 1957
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
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: Paleocene or 66.00000 to 56.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0Argentina (Tierra del Fuego) Crassatellites iheringi (type locality: 210723)