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Gari (Gobraeus) cowlitzensis

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Psammobiidae

Taxonomy
Psammobia cowlitzensis was named by Weaver and Palmer (1922). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is UW 329, which is in a Bartonian marine horizon in the Cowlitz Formation of Washington.

It was recombined as Gari (Gobraeus) cowlitzensis by Moore (2003).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1922Psammobia cowlitzensis Weaver and Palmer pp. 22-23 figs. pl. 9, fig. 18
2003Gari (Gobraeus) cowlitzensis Moore figs. pl. 9, fig. 8

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
CardioideiFerussac 1822
superfamilyTellinoidea(Blainville 1814)
familyPsammobiidaeFleming 1828
genusGariSchumacher 1817
subgenusGobraeus(Brown 1844)
speciescowlitzensis()

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.

Gari (Gobraeus) cowlitzensis Weaver and Palmer 1922
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: deposit feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 13:32:59
Modified: 2009-09-09 15:32:59
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Bartonian to the top of the Priabonian or 41.30000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Washington) Gari cowlitzensis (52207) Psammobia cowlitzensis (type locality: 201124)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9USA (Washington) Gari cowlitzensis (202067)