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Spissatella trailli

Bivalvia - Carditida - Crassatellidae

Taxonomy
Crassatella trailli was named by Hutton (1873) [TYPE LOCALITY: Oligocene, New Zealand].

It was recombined as Spissatella trailli by Finlay (1926), Marwick (1960).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1873Crassatella trailli Hutton
1926Crassatella trailli Finlay p. 256
1926Spissatella trailli Finlay p. 256
1960Spissatella trailli 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
speciestrailli(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 trailli 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: Sanchez Roig 1926, Eames 1951

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Oligocene to the top of the Altonian or 27.30000 to 15.90000 Ma

Collections (19 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04New Zealand Spissatella trailli (67598 67843 67844 67848 67854 67855 67857 67864)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04New Zealand (Central Otago) Spissatella trailli (35115 35118 35127 35128 35130)
Otaian21.7 - 18.7New Zealand Spissatella trailli (67826)
Altonian18.7 - 15.9New Zealand Spissatella trailli (67896 67897 67898 67899 67900)