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Aucella occidentalis

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Buchiidae

Taxonomy
Aucella occidentalis was named by Anderson (1945). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is USGS Mesozoic loc. M2253, Watson Creek, which is in a Tithonian marine sandstone in California.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1945Aucella occidentalis Anderson pp. 971 - 972 figs. Plate 12, figure 2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
RankNameAuthor
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
OstreioniFerussac 1822
OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderPectinida(Gray 1854)
suborderAnomiidinaGray 1854
MonotoideiWaterhouse 2001
superfamilyBuchioideaCox 1953
familyBuchiidaeCox 1953
genusAucellaRouillier 1845
speciesoccidentalis

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.

Aucella occidentalis Anderson 1945
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calciteg
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryf
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-09-26 08:13:13
Modified: 2007-09-26 10:13:13
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Steuber 2002, Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Tithonian or 152.10000 to 145.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tithonian152.1 - 145.0USA (California) Aucella occidentalis (type locality: 224818)