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Astarte rappahannockensis

Bivalvia - Carditida - Astartidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1943Astarte (Ashtarotha) rappahannockensis Gardner pp. 56-57 figs. Plate 12, Figs. 19-20
1992Astarte rappahannockensis Ward p. 82

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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)
familyAstartidaed'Orbigny 1844
subfamilyAstartinaed'Orbigny 1844
genusAstarteSowerby 1816
speciesrappahannockensis(Gardner 1943)

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.

Astarte rappahannockensis Gardner 1943
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Diagnosis
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Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitesuperf
Environment: marinesuperf
Locomotion: facultatively mobilesuperf
Life habit: infaunalsuperf
Diet: suspension feedersuperf
Vision: blindsuperf
Created: 2009-09-09 13:45:55
Modified: 2024-02-05 22:32:59
Source: superf = superfamily
Reference: Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range: Messinian or 7.24600 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333USA (Virginia) Astarte rappahannockensis (59296 78274)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333USA (North Carolina) Astarte rappahannockensis (59299)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333USA (Virginia) Astarte rappahannockensis (71619 71623)