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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
S. australis, S. lyellii, S. media, S. trailli
Species lacking formal opinion data
S. clifdenensis

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
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitesuperf
Environment: marinesuperf
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: shallow infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindsuperf
Created: 2009-08-17 20:25:42
Modified: 2018-02-27 08:17:28
Source: f = family, superf = superfamily
References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Eames 1951

Age range: base of the Danian to the top of the Pliocene or 66.00000 to 2.58800 Ma

Collections (40 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian66.0 - 61.6New Zealand (Southland) S. sp. (50214)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3New Zealand (Canterbury) S. sp. (50163)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0New Zealand S. sp. (64746)
Kaiatan39.1 - 36.7New Zealand (South Island) Eucrassatella media (205813)
Kaiatan39.1 - 36.7New Zealand S. media (67839) S. n. sp. (67591)
Runangan36.0 - 34.3New Zealand S. media (64819)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Argentina S. longior (71402)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.03Argentina (Santa Curz) S. longior (48067)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.03New Zealand (Waikato) S. sp. (45006)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03New Zealand S. trailli (67598 67843 67844 67848 67854 67855 67857 67864)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03New Zealand (Central Otago) S. n. sp. A (35126) S. n. sp. A, S. trailli (35127) S. n. sp. B, S. trailli (35128) S. trailli (35115 35118 35130)
Late/Upper Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene28.4 - 15.97Argentina (Santa Cruz) S. longior (48068)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Argentina S. longior (71403 71542 185967) S. longior, S. lyelli (71540)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97New Zealand (Dannevirke) S. sp. (35657)
Otaian21.7 - 19.0New Zealand S. clifdenensis (77488) S. trailli (67826)
Otaian - Altonian21.7 - 15.9New Zealand S. clifdenensis, S. sp. (77489)
Altonian19.0 - 15.9New Zealand S. trailli (67896 67897 67898 67899 67900)
Waiauan13.05 - 11.04New Zealand (Hawke's Bay) S. clifdenensis (45179)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Antarctica Eucrassatella sp. (41581)