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Stagnestesta solitaria

Bivalvia

Taxonomy
Stagnestesta solitaria was named by Tasch (1961). Its type specimen is W.U. 304 and is a mold. Its type locality is Jester Creek VII, bed 3, which is in an Artinskian lacustrine lime mudstone in the Wellington Formation of Kansas. It is the type species of Stagnestesta.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1961Stagnestesta solitaria Tasch p. 863 figs. Pl 97, fig 5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
RankNameAuthor
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
genusStagnestesta
speciessolitaria

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.

†Stagnestesta solitaria Tasch 1961
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilec
Life habit: infaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 11:33:36
Modified: 2010-02-12 03:59:35
Source: c = class
Reference: Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Artinskian or 290.10000 to 279.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Artinskian290.1 - 279.3USA (Kansas) Stagnestesta solitaria (type locality: 216768)