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Crassatella macrodonta

Bivalvia - Carditida - Crassatellidae

Taxonomy

Astarte macrodonta was named by Sowerby (1835). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Crassatella macrodonta by Picard (1930) and Dhondt (1984).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

C. brandmayri, C. chilena, C. eutawacolens, C. exalta, C. excelsa, C. incurva, C. inglisia, C. ioannes, C. montensis, C. pauxilla, C. sinuosa, C. jamaicensis

Synonyms

Crassatella macrodonta sulcifera was named by Zittel (1865). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was synonymized subjectively with Crassatella macrodonta by Dhondt (1984).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1835	Astarte macrodonta Sowerby p. 417 figs. pl. xxxviii. fig. 8
1865	Crassatella macrodonta sulcifera Zittel p. 150 figs. pl. 8 f. 2a-f
1930	Crassatella macrodonta Picard p. 527 figs. PI. XXI. fig. 18
1984	Crassatella macrodonta Dhondt pp. 76 - 77

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Protostomia
—	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
phylum	Mollusca
class	Bivalvia
—	Eubivalvia
subclass	Autobranchia	(Groblen 1894)

Rank	Name	Author
infraclass	Heteroconchia	(Gray 1854)
—	Cardiomorphi	Ferussac 1822
—	Carditioni	Dall 1889
order	Carditida	(Dall 1889)
superfamily	Crassatelloidea	(Férussac 1822)
family	Crassatellidae	Férussac 1822
subfamily	Crassatellinae	Férussac 1822
genus	Crassatella	Lamarck 1799
species	macrodonta	(Sowerby 1835)

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 macrodonta Sowerby 1835

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Invalid names: Crassatella sulcifera Zittel 1865 [synonym]

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: base of the Campanian to the top of the Early/Lower Campanian or 83.60000 to 70.60000 Ma

Collections (5 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Coniacian - Early/Lower Campanian	89.3 - 70.6	Italy (Veneto)	Crassatella macrodonta (142756)
Late/Upper Santonian	85.8 - 83.5	Austria	Crassatella macrodonta (114268)
Campanian	83.6 - 72.1	Hungary	Crassatella macrodonta (74809)
Maastrichtian	72.1 - 66.0	Libya	Crassatella macrodonta (1370)
Maastrichtian	72.1 - 66.0	India	Crassatella macrodonta (1351)