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Crassinella pygmaea

Bivalvia - Carditida - Crassatellidae

Taxonomy
Crassinella pygmaea is a species.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Crassinella pygmaea Kosnik

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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
speciespygmaea

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.

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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: Todd 2001, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range: Bartonian or 41.03000 to 37.71000 Ma

Collections (25 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian - Priabonian48.07 - 33.9USA (Mississippi) Crassinella pygmaea (1283 1284 1285 1287 1288 1290 1291 1292 1422 1423 1424 1425 1429 1430 1431 1432 1433 1434)
Lutetian - Priabonian48.07 - 33.9USA (Louisiana) Crassinella pygmaea (1294 1417 1418 1419)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (Louisiana) Crassinella pygmaea (1413)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (Mississippi) Crassinella pygmaea (90643 91097)