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Spissatella australis

Bivalvia - Carditida - Crassatellidae

Taxonomy
Astarte australis was named by Hutton (1873).

It was recombined as Spissatella australis by Finlay and Marwick (1937), Marwick (1960).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1873Astarte australis Hutton p. 25
1937Spissatella australis Finlay and Marwick p. 99
1960Spissatella australis Marwick p. 12

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CarditioniDall 1889
orderCarditida(Dall 1889)
superfamilyCrassatelloidea(Férussac 1822)
familyCrassatellidaeFérussac 1822
genusSpissatellaFinlay 1926
speciesaustralis(Hutton 1873)

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.

Spissatella australis Hutton 1873
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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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available