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Scambula perplana

Bivalvia - Carditida - Crassatellidae

Taxonomy
Scambula perplana was named by Conrad (1869) [DISTRIBUTION: Campanian-Maastrichtian; Gulf Coastal Plain. COMMENTS: m. kosnik taxon no: 832]. Its type specimen is ANSP 18740, a shell, and it is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Crassatella perplana by Stoliczka (1871); it was recombined as Crassatellites (Scambula) perplana by Johnson (1905); it was recombined as Anthomya (Scambula) perplana by Stewart (1930).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Crassatellites alaquensis

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1869Scambula perplana Conrad p. 47 figs. pl. 9, fig. 7
1871Crassatella perplana Stoliczka p. 294
1905Crassatellites (Scambula) perplana Johnson p. 14
1914Scambula perplana Stephenson
1930Anthomya (Scambula) perplana Stewart p. 147
1962Scambula widmeri Richards p. 204 figs. pl. 93, figs. 19, 20
1993Scambula perplana Wingard p. 89

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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
subfamilyScambulinaeChavan 1952
genusScambulaConrad 1869
speciesperplanaConrad 1869

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.

†Scambula perplana Conrad 1869
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Invalid names: Scambula widmeri Richards 1962 [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 Early/Lower Campanian to the top of the Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 83.60000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (27 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Georgia) Scambula perplana (221123)
Early/Lower Campanian - Middle Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (New Jersey) Scambula perplana (226588)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Tennessee) Scambula perplana (88357)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Alabama) Scambula perplana (4247 4253 4255 4261 4275)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Missouri) Scambula perplana (4382 4385)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Maryland) Scambula perplana (4366 4374)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Texas) Scambula perplana (4459 4490 4491)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Alabama) Scambula perplana (4237)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) Scambula perplana (4127 4131)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Georgia) Scambula perplana (1309)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Alabama) Scambula perplana (1307 1308 83239)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) Scambula perplana (1303)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Missouri) Scambula perplana (1295)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Maryland) Scambula perplana (1348)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Texas) Scambula perplana (1298 1299)