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Astartila intrepida

Bivalvia - Pholadomyida - Megadesmidae

Taxonomy
Astartila intrepida was named by Dana (1847). Its type specimen is USNM 3594 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Wollongong Point, Illawarra (USNM coll), which is in a Wordian coastal siliciclastic in the Gerringong Formation of Australia.

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1847Astartila cyclas Dana p. 155
1847Astartila cyprina Dana p. 155
1847Astartila cytherea Dana p. 155
1847Astartila intrepida Dana p. 155
1847Astartila polita Dana p. 155
1847Astartila transversa Dana p. 155
1847Pachydomus ovalis M'Coy p. 302 figs. Pl 14, fig 4
1847Pachydomus pusillus M'Coy p. 302 figs. Pl 16, figs 1, 2
1849Astartila cyprina Dana p. 689 figs. Pl 3, fig 6
1849Astartila cytherea Dana p. 689 figs. Pl 4, fig 1
1849Astartila intrepida Dana p. 689 figs. Pl 3, figs 5,5a,b,c
1849Astartila cyclas Dana p. 690 figs. Pl 4, fig 3
1849Astartila polita Dana p. 690 figs. Pl 4, figs 2a,b,c
1849Astartila transversa Dana p. 690 figs. Pl 4, fig 4
1849Astartila corpulenta Dana p. 691 figs. Pl 3, figs 3a,b,c
1877Pachydomus danai de Koninck p. 218 figs. Pl 19, figs 5,5a
1887Astartila robertsii Johnston p. 8
1910Astartila polita Laseron p. 212
1932Astartila ovalis Reed p. 54 figs. Pl 7, fig 6
1936Astartila ovalis Reed p. 11 figs. Pl 3, fig 10; pl 5, fig 15
1936Cardiomorpha pusilla Reed p. 14
1965Astartila intrepida Runnegar p. 245 figs. Pl 15, figs 7-14,16,20
1969Astartila intrepida Waterhouse p. 83
1987Astartila intrepida Waterhouse p. 167 figs. Pl 10, figs 22,23
1988Astartila intrepida Parfrey p. 23 figs. Pl 5, figs 11,12,15,16
1988Astartila intrepida Waterhouse p. 196 figs. Pl 7, fig 4; pl 17, figs 3-6,9; pl 18, figs 1-11; pl 19, figs 1-12,15; pl 20, fig 1

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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
orderPholadomyida()
superfamilyEdmondioidea()
familyMegadesmidaeVokes 1967
genusAstartila
speciesintrepida

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.

†Astartila intrepida Dana 1847
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Invalid names: Astartila corpulenta Dana 1849 [synonym], Astartila cyclas Dana 1847 [synonym], Astartila cyprina Dana 1847 [synonym], Astartila cytherea Dana 1847 [synonym], Astartila polita Dana 1847 [synonym], Astartila robertsii Johnston 1887 [synonym], Astartila transversa Dana 1847 [synonym], Pachydomus danai de Koninck 1877 [synonym], Pachydomus ovalis M'Coy 1847 [synonym], Pachydomus pusillus M'Coy 1847 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height1330.620.942.531.55.99
valve height930.015.055.029.713.3

Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobileo
Life habit: infaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 12:37:17
Modified: 2004-02-28 14:37:17
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Asselian to the top of the Capitanian or 298.90000 to 259.51000 Ma

Collections (27 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Asselian298.9 - 295.5Pakistan Astartila ovalis, Cardiomorpha pusilla (116446)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1India (Kashmir) Astartila corpulenta, Astartila ovalis (86545) Astartila transversa (86543)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Australia (New South Wales) Astartila intrepida, Astartila transversa, Astartila corpulenta, Astartila cytherea, Astartila cyclas, Astartila cyprina (type locality: 133336) Astartila polita (83172 161843) Pachydomus ovalis, Pachydomus pusillus (133342)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Australia (Queensland) Astartila intrepida (116735 116747)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Australia (Tasmania) Astartila robertsii (144864)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51New Zealand (Southland) Astartila intrepida (41789)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Australia (Tasmania) Astartila intrepida (51314 82836 83176 86153 105429 105430 105431 105433 105434)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Australia (Queensland) Astartila intrepida (83195 83216 83217 103923 105011 120661 120671)