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Gastrochaena americana

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Gastrochaenidae

Taxonomy
Gastrochaena americana was named by Gabb (1860).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1860Gastrochaena americana Gabb
1914Gastrochaena americana Stephenson

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
RankNameAuthor
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderGastrochaenidinaMorretes 1949
superfamilyGastrochaenoidea(Gray 1840)
familyGastrochaenidaeGray 1840
genusGastrochaenaSpengler 1783
speciesamericanaGabb 1860

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: stationaryg
Life habit: boringg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-29 18:24:57
Modified: 2009-09-09 15:56:44
Source: g = genus, c = class
Reference: Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Campanian to the top of the Maastrichtian or 83.60000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Tennessee) Gastrochaena americana (88357)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) Gastrochaena americana (239485)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Alabama) Gastrochaena americana (239748)