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Casterella
Taxonomy
Casterella was named by Mendes (1952) [Sepkoski's age data: P Asse P Guad-u]. Its type is Casterella gratiosa.
It was assigned to Megadesmidae by Cox et al. (1969); to Plesiocyprinellinae by Simóes et al. (1997); and to Pholadomyoida by Sepkoski (2002).
It was assigned to Megadesmidae by Cox et al. (1969); to Plesiocyprinellinae by Simóes et al. (1997); and to Pholadomyoida by Sepkoski (2002).
Species
C. gratiosa (type species), C. wardakensis
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1952 | Casterella Mendes |
| 1969 | Casterella Cox et al. p. N826 |
| 1997 | Casterella Simóes et al. p. 83 |
| 2002 | Casterella Sepkoski |
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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. †Casterella Mendes 1952
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†Casterella gratiosa Mendes 1952
†Casterella wardakensis Termier et al. 1974
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available