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Crassatella vadosa

Bivalvia - Carditida - Crassatellidae

Taxonomy
Crassatella vadosa was named by Morton (1834) [DISTRIBUTION: Campanian-Maastrichtian; Gulf Coastal Plain. COMMENTS: m. kosnik taxon no: 7083]. Its type specimen is ANSP 19593, a shell, and it is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Crassatellites vadosus by Johnson (1905); it was recombined as Uddenia vadosus by Stephenson (1941); it was recombined as Crassatella (Landinia) vadosus by Chavan (1951).

Synonyms
  • Crassatella subplana was named by Conrad (1853) [DISTRIBUTION: Campanian-Maastrichtian; Gulf Coastal Plain.]. Its type specimen is ANSP 18735, a shell, and it is not a trace fossil.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Crassatella vadosa by Wingard (1993).
  • Crassatella ripleyana was named by Conrad (1858) [DISTRIBUTION: Campanian-Maastrichtian; Gulf Coastal Plain.]. Its type specimen is ANSP 18743, a shell, and it is not a trace fossil.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Crassatella vadosa by Wingard (1993).
  • Crassatella lintea was named by Conrad (1860). Its type specimen is ANSP 18741 and is a 3D body fossil.

    It was recombined as Crassatellites linteus by Richards (1958); it was synonymized subjectively with Crassatella vadosa by Wingard (1993).
  • Uddenia fragilis was named by Harbison (1945).

    It was synonymized subjectively with Crassatella vadosa by Wingard (1993).
  • Crassatellites carolinana was named by Stephenson (1927).

    It was synonymized subjectively with Crassatella vadosa by Wingard (1993).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1834Crassatella vadosa Morton p. 66 figs. pl. 13, fig. 12
1853Crassatella subplana Conrad p. 274 figs. pl. 24, fig. 9
1858Crassatella ripleyana Conrad p. 327 figs. pl. 35, fig. 3
1860Crassatella lintea Conrad p. 279 figs. pl. 46, fig. 5
1905Crassatellites vadosus Johnson p. 14
1927Crassatellites carolinana Stephenson p. 17 figs. pl. 7, figs. 1, la, 2, pi. 8, figs. 1-3.
1941Uddenia vadosus Stephenson p. 180
1945Uddenia fragilis Harbison p. 80 figs. pl. 2, figs. 8, 9.
1951Crassatella (Landinia) vadosus Chavan p. 119
1958Crassatellites linteus Richards p. 190 figs. pi. 30, figs. 1, 2
1993Crassatella vadosa Wingard p. 63
2002Crassatella vadosa Kosnik

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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)
familyCrassatellidaeFérussac 1822
subfamilyCrassatellinaeFérussac 1822
genusCrassatellaLamarck 1799
speciesvadosaMorton 1834

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.

Crassatella vadosa Morton 1834
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Invalid names: Crassatella lintea Conrad 1860 [synonym], Crassatella ripleyana Conrad 1858 [synonym], Crassatella subplana Conrad 1853 [synonym], Crassatellites carolinana Stephenson 1927 [synonym], Uddenia fragilis Harbison 1945 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available