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Crassatella densus

Bivalvia - Carditida - Crassatellidae

Taxonomy
Crassatellites densus was named by Dall (1900) [DISTRIBUTION: Early Miocene; Florida.]. Its type specimen is USNM 107382, a shell, and it is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Crassatellites (Scambula) densus by Dall (1903), Anderson (1929) and Gardner (1947); it was recombined as Crassatella densus by Hendy et al. (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1900Crassatellites densus Dall p. 39 figs. pl. 39, figs. 9-12
1903Crassatellites (Scambula) densus Dall p. 1472
1929Crassatellites (Scambula) densus Anderson p. 159
1947Crassatellites (Scambula) densus Gardner p. 86
2008Crassatella densus Hendy et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CarditioniDall 1889
orderCarditida(Dall 1889)
superfamilyCrassatelloidea(Férussac 1822)
familyCrassatellidaeFérussac 1822
subfamilyCrassatellinaeFérussac 1822
genusCrassatellaLamarck 1799
speciesdensus(Dall 1900)

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.

Crassatella densus Dall 1900
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Diagnosis
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