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Clavagella armata

Bivalvia - Pandorida - Clavagellidae

Taxonomy
Clavagella armata was named by Morton (1833) [m. kosnik taxon no: 1955].

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. omarutica, C. insulana, C. polyophophora, C. suborbiculata

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1833Clavagella armata Morton
1926Clavagella armata Wade p. 75

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
—CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
—CardioniFerussac 1822
—CardiidiaFerussac 1822
—PoromyataRidewood 1903
orderPandoridaStewart 1930
superfamilyClavagelloidea(d'Orbigny 1844)
familyClavagellidaed'Orbigny 1843
genusClavagellaBlainville 1817
speciesarmataMorton 1833

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.

†Clavagella armata Morton 1833
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilec
Life habit: infaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 11:33:36
Modified: 2010-02-12 03:59:35
Source: c = class
Reference: Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Santonian to the top of the Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 85.70000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Santonian85.7 - 83.6USA (Alabama) Clavagella armata (37831)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Delaware) Clavagella armata (46566)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (New Jersey) Clavagella armata (88610)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Tennessee) Clavagella armata (88357)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Delaware) Clavagella armata (6171 6176)
Middle Campanian - Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (New Jersey) Clavagella armata (3877)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Alabama) Clavagella armata (4248)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Alabama) Clavagella armata (4180 4182 4186 4205)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Tennessee) Clavagella armata (205445)