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Crassatella saulae

Bivalvia - Carditida - Crassatellidae

Taxonomy
Crassatella saulae was named by Dailey and Popenoe (1966). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is UCLA loc. 4130, Jalama Creek, which is in a Campanian offshore sandstone/conglomerate in the Jalama Formation of California.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1966Crassatella saulae Dailey and Popenoe

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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
speciessaulae

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 saulae Dailey and Popenoe 1966
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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: Sanchez Roig 1926, Eames 1951

Age range: base of the Maastrichtian to the top of the Late/Upper Campanian or 72.10000 to 70.60000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (California) Crassatella saulae (1511 1512 1528 type locality: 1535 1537 1538 1540 1541 1543 1548)
Middle Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (California) Crassatella saulae (144764)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (California) Crassatella saulae (1354)