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Astartila
Taxonomy
Astartila was named by Dana (1847) [Sepkoski's age data: P l P Djhu].
It was assigned to Megadesmidae by Morris et al. (1991); to Pholadomyoida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Astartilinae by Bouchet et al. (2010).
It was assigned to Megadesmidae by Morris et al. (1991); to Pholadomyoida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Astartilinae by Bouchet et al. (2010).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1847 | Astartila Dana p. 155 |
| 1991 | Astartila Morris et al. p. 93 |
| 2002 | Astartila Sepkoski |
| 2010 | Astartila Bouchet et al. |
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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. †Astartila Dana 1847
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†Astartila blatchfordi Hosking 1931
†Astartila condoni Dickins 1957
†Astartila elusa Reed 1932
†Astartila fletcheri Dickins 1956
†Astartila intrepida Dana 1847
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Invalid names: Astartila corpulenta Dana 1849 [synonym], Astartila cyclas Dana 1847 [synonym], Astartila cyprina Dana 1847 [synonym], Astartila cytherea Dana 1847 [synonym], Astartila polita Dana 1847 [synonym], Astartila robertsii Johnston 1887 [synonym], Astartila transversa Dana 1847 [synonym], Pachydomus danai de Koninck 1877 [synonym], Pachydomus ovalis M'Coy 1847 [synonym], Pachydomus pusillus M'Coy 1847 [synonym]
†Astartila obscura Dickins 1957
†Astartila runnegari Waterhouse 1988
†Astartila salaria Reed 1936
†Astartila sedgwicki Waterhouse 1987
†Astartila tumida Dickins 1963
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
| part | N | mean | minimum | maximum | median | s.d. | |
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| shell height | 20 | 28.3 | 5.50 | 42.5 | 30.8 | 7.60 | |
| valve height | 18 | 35.7 | 15.0 | 56.0 | 38.5 | 11.8 |
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Age range: base of the Asselian to the top of the Changhsingian or 298.90000 to 252.17000 Ma
Collections (45 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asselian | Australia (Western Australia) | A. condoni (107313) | |
| Asselian | Pakistan | A. ovalis, A. salaria, Cardiomorpha pusilla (116446) | |
| Sakmarian | Australia (Queensland) | A. condoni (103954) A. sp. (144841) | |
| Sakmarian | Australia (Western Australia) | A. condoni, A. obscura (87352) A. tumida (101207 107347) | |
| Sakmarian | India (Kashmir) | A. corpulenta, A. ovalis (86545) A. elusa (86542) A. transversa (86543) | |
| Sakmarian | India | A. sp. (89376) | |
| Artinskian | Australia (Tasmania) | A. sp. (120244) | |
| Artinskian | Australia (Western Australia) | A. sp. (66119) | |
| Kungurian | Australia (Western Australia) | A. blatchfordi (72211) A. fletcheri (84493) | |
| Roadian | Australia (Western Australia) | A. fletcheri (84479) | |
| Roadian | Australia (New South Wales) | A. sp. A, A. sp. B, A. sp. C, A. sp. D (161842) | |
| Wordian | New Zealand (Nelson) | A. sp. (41797) | |
| Wordian | Australia (Tasmania) | A. robertsii (144864) | |
| Wordian | Australia (New South Wales) | A. intrepida, A. transversa, A. corpulenta, A. cytherea, A. cyclas, A. cyprina (133336) A. polita (83172 161843) Pachydomus ovalis, Pachydomus pusillus (133342) | |
| Wordian | Australia (Queensland) | A. intrepida (116735 116747) | |
| Wordian | New Zealand | A. sp. (52897) | |
| Capitanian | New Zealand (Southland) | A. intrepida (41789) | |
| Wuchiapingian | Australia (Queensland) | A. intrepida (83195 83216 83217 103923 105011 120661 120671) A. sp. (104762) | |
| Wuchiapingian | Australia (Tasmania) | A. intrepida (51314 82836 83176 86153 105429 105430 105431 105433 105434) | |
| Changhsingian | New Zealand | A. sp. (98149) |