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Crassinella acutus

Bivalvia - Carditida - Crassatellidae

Taxonomy
Crassatellites (Crassinella) acutus was named by Dall (1903) [DISTRIBUTION: Pliocene-Pleistocene; Florida.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Crassinella acutus by DuBar (1958).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1903Crassatellites (Crassinella) acutus Dall p. 1479 figs. pl. 50, figs. 1-4
1958Crassinella acutus DuBar p. 163

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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
subfamilyScambulinaeChavan 1952
genusCrassinellaGuppy 1874
speciesacutus(Dall 1903)

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.

†Crassinella acutus Dall 1903
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitesuperf
Environment: marinesuperf
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindsuperf
Created: 2009-07-05 11:58:03
Modified: 2009-09-09 09:37:34
Source: g = genus, superf = superfamily
References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Todd 2001
Collections
No collection or age range data are available