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Astartila obscura

Bivalvia - Pholadomyida - Megadesmidae

Taxonomy
Astartila obscura was named by Dickins (1957). Its type specimen is CPC 2215, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Callytharra Springs (1 mile W), Byro Homestead, which is in a Sakmarian coastal siliciclastic in Australia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1957Astartila obscura Dickins p. 25 figs. Pl 3, figs 1-6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
—CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
—CardioniFerussac 1822
—CardiidiaFerussac 1822
—PoromyataRidewood 1903
orderPholadomyida()
superfamilyEdmondioidea()
familyMegadesmidaeVokes 1967
genusAstartila
speciesobscura

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.

†Astartila obscura Dickins 1957
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available