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Crenella elegantula

Bivalvia - Mytilida - Crenellidae

Taxonomy
Crenella elegantula was named by Meek and Hayden (1862) [DISTRIBUTION: Campanian; Western Interior.]. It is not a trace fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. stantoni

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1862Crenella elegantula Meek and Hayden p. 441
1937Crenella elegantula Russell and Landes p. 147

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
—MytilomorphiFerussac 1822
orderMytilida(Rafinesque 1815)
superfamilyMytiloideaRafinesque 1815
familyCrenellidaeGray 1840
genusCrenellaBrown 1827
specieselegantulaMeek and Hayden 1862

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.

†Crenella elegantula Meek and Hayden 1862
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Composition 2: low Mg calciteo
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-08-18 17:41:44
Modified: 2009-08-18 19:41:44
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Maastrichtian to the top of the Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 72.10000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (67 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Tennessee) Crenella elegantula (88357)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Canada (Alberta) Crenella elegantula (82638 82641)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Alabama) Crenella elegantula (1307 1308)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (North Dakota) Crenella elegantula (1339)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (South Carolina) Crenella elegantula (1310)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Missouri) Crenella elegantula (1295)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Mexico Crenella elegantula (1356)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Texas) Crenella elegantula (1297 1299 1301 1393 1394 4593)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (South Dakota) Crenella elegantula (1320)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (New Jersey) Crenella elegantula (1313 4378 4379)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Georgia) Crenella elegantula (1309)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Maryland) Crenella elegantula (1312)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) Crenella elegantula (1303 1305 1391)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Alabama) Crenella elegantula (4238 4245 4251 4255 4270 4283 4285 4329 4330)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) Crenella elegantula (4108 4111)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Georgia) Crenella elegantula (4279 4281 4292 4309)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Alabama) Crenella elegantula (4177 4229 4234 4237)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (South Dakota) Crenella elegantula (88510 88511)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Maryland) Crenella elegantula (4369 4370 4372)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) Crenella elegantula (4106 4124 4125 4126 4127 4168)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Missouri) Crenella elegantula (4382 4385 4386)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (South Carolina) Crenella elegantula (4354 4355)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Texas) Crenella elegantula (4426 4435 4440 4441 4446 4447 4490 4491)