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Eucrassatella (Hybolophus) trinitaria

Bivalvia - Carditida - Crassatellidae

Taxonomy
Crassatellites trinitarius was named by Maury (1925). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Crassatella (Eucrassatella) trinitaria by Barrios (1960); it was recombined as Eucrassatella trinitaria by Jung (1965); it was recombined as Eucrassatella (Hybolophus) trinitaria by Woodring (1982).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1925Crassatellites trinitarius Maury p. 175 figs. pl. 31, figs. 1, 7
1960Crassatella (Eucrassatella) trinitaria Barrios p. 245
1965Eucrassatella trinitaria Jung p. 443
1982Eucrassatella (Hybolophus) trinitaria Woodring p. 634

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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
genusEucrassatellaIredale 1924
subgenusHybolophus
speciestrinitaria(Maury 1925)

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitesuperf
Environment: marinesuperf
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: semi-infaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindsuperf
Created: 2009-07-06 16:17:15
Modified: 2009-09-09 09:37:48
Source: g = genus, superf = superfamily
References: Todd 2001, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Late/Upper Pliocene or 20.44000 to 2.58800 Ma

Collections (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene23.03 - 5.333Venezuela (Falcon) Crassatellites trinitarius (61033 61035 135496 135497)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Venezuela (Falcon) Eucrassatella trinitaria (60144)
Langhian - Tortonian15.97 - 7.246Venezuela (Falcon) Crassatellites trinitarius (135498)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Venezuela (Falcon) Crassatellites trinitarius (61030 135504)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Colombia Crassatella trinitaria (97692) Crassatellites trinitarius (97683)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Trinidad and Tobago Eucrassatella trinitaria (60402 60403 60408 60637)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Venezuela (Falcon) Crassatellites trinitarius (61032)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Venezuela (Falcon) Crassatellites trinitarius (61044)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Colombia Crassatella trinitaria (97688)