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Standella (Eastonia)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Mactridae

Taxonomy
Eastonia was named by Gray (1853) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi-l R]. It is extant.

It was reranked as Standella (Eastonia) by Oostingh (1935).

It was assigned to Standella by Oostingh (1935); and to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002).

Subtaxa
Standella (Eastonia) nicobarica
Species lacking formal opinion data
Eastonia rugosa, Standella namaquensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1853Eastonia Gray
1935Standella (Eastonia) Oostingh p. 196
2002Eastonia Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
—CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
—CardioniFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
—CardiidiaFerussac 1822
—CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
—Veneroidei(Gray 1854)
—VeneroiteiGray 1854
superfamilyMactroidea(Lamarck 1809)
familyMactridaeLamarck 1809
subfamilyMactrinaeLamarck 1809
genusStandellaGray 1853
subgenusEastonia(Gray 1853)

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.

Subg. Standella (Eastonia) Gray 1853
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 13:48:47
Modified: 2009-09-09 15:48:47
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Aquitanian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 23.03000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 20.44 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44France (Aquitaine) Eastonia mitis (74865)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Bulgaria Eastonia rugosa (60312)
Badenian13.65 - 12.7Slovakia Eastonia rugosa (73137)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Italy Eastonia rugosa (78336 78337)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Indonesia Standella nicobarica (84523 84543 84546)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588South Africa (Western Cape) Standella namaquensis (118306)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117South Africa Standella nicobarica (122946)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Spain Eastonia rugosa (128325)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Morocco Eastonia rugosa (127619)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Spain Eastonia rugosa (127358)