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Cratis ovata

Bivalvia - Arcida - Philobryidae

Taxonomy
Cratis ovata was named by Marwick (1931) [TYPE LOCALITY: GS 1759, Tutamoe Fm, Crail Creek, Uawa, East Coast, North Island, New Zealand (Waiauan-Tongaporutaun=Middle-Late Miocene). TYPE REPOSITORY: NZGS (now GNS Science, Lower Hutt, New Zealand).].

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1931Cratis ovata Marwick p. 60 figs. figs. 28, 31
1966Cratis ovata Fleming p. 114
1990Cratis ovata Beu et al. p. 394

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
ArcioniGray 1854
orderArcida(Stoliczka 1871)
superfamilyPhilobryoideaBernard 1897
familyPhilobryidaeBernard 1897
genusCratisHedley 1915
speciesovata

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.

Cratis ovata Marwick 1931
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 1.0 to < 10f
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10f
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10f
Thickness: thinf
Folds: nonef
Ribbing: minorf
Spines: nonef
Internal reinforcement: nonef
Ontogeny: accretionf
Environment: coastal, inner shelf, outer shelf, oceanicf
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2008-11-18 16:58:42
Modified: 2009-09-21 16:02:18
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Mikkelsen and Bieler 2008

Age range: Otaian or 21.70000 to 18.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Otaian21.7 - 18.7New Zealand (Auckland) Cratis ovata (84915)