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Steinmanella (Splenditrigonia)

Bivalvia - Trigoniida - Steinmanellidae

Taxonomy
Steinmanella (Splenditrigonia) was named by Leanza (1993). Its type is Trigonia splendida.

It was reranked as Splenditrigonia by Cooper and Leanza (2017).

It was assigned to Steinmanella by Leanza (1993); and to Steinmanellinae by Cooper and Leanza (2017).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1993Steinmanella (Splenditrigonia) Leanza p. 43
2017Splenditrigonia Cooper and Leanza

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
UniomorphiGray 1854
UnioniGray 1854
UnionataGray 1854
orderTrigoniida(Dall 1889)
superfamilyMyophorelloidea(Kobayashi 1954)
familySteinmanellidaeCooper 1991
subfamilySteinmanellinaeCooper 1991
genusSteinmanellaCrickmay 1930
subgenusSplenditrigonia

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.

Subg. †Steinmanella (Splenditrigonia) Leanza 1993
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
H. A. Leanza 1993Shell large, subquadrate to subrectangular.
Flank ornamented by nearly straight, tuberculate costae, arranged in narrow or wide bundles. Area wide, strongly tuberculated or with lines of beads. Marginal carina tuberculated in the umbonal region, or distinctly demarcated by different ornamentation of flank and area. Escutcheon wide, irregularly tuberculated.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobileo
Life habit: infaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 12:34:20
Modified: 2004-02-28 14:34:20
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Late/Upper Tithonian or 145.06000 to 143.10000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Tithonian149.2 - 143.1Argentina (Catán Lil) Steinmanella haupti, Steinmanella erycina (240833)
Late/Upper Tithonian145.06 - 143.1Argentina (Zapala) Steinmanella haupti (240830)