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Spissatella

Bivalvia - Carditida - Crassatellidae

Taxonomy
Spissatella was named by Finlay (1926) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-m-u R Sepkoski's reference number: 899]. It is extant.

It was reranked as Eucrassatella (Spissatella) by Gazdzicki and Pugaczewska (1984).

It was assigned to Eucrassatella by Gazdzicki and Pugaczewska (1984); to Crassatellidae by Marwick (1960), Fleming (1966) and Beu et al. (1990); and to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1926Spissatella Finlay
1960Spissatella Marwick p. 12
1966Spissatella Fleming p. 150
1984Eucrassatella (Spissatella) Gazdzicki and Pugaczewska p. 101
1990Spissatella Beu et al. p. 398
2002Spissatella Sepkoski

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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

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.

G. Spissatella Finlay 1926
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Spissatella australis Hutton 1873
Spissatella lyellii Sowerby 1846
Spissatella media Marwick 1926
Spissatella trailli Hutton 1873
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available