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Crassatellites dalli

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)8552328https://www.gbif.org/species/8552328
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)155750https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=155750
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Carditida : Crassatellidae : Crassatella : Crassatellites dalli
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Carditida : Crassatellidae : Crassatella : Crassatellites dalli
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-Bilateria
-EubilateriaAx 1987
-ProtostomiaGrobben 1908
-Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMolluscaLinnaeus 1758
classBivalviaLinnaeus 1758
-EubivalviaCarter 2011
subclassAutobranchia
infraclassHeteroconchia
-CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
-CarditioniDall 1889
orderCarditida
superfamilyCrassatelloidea
familyCrassatellidaeFérussac 1822
genusCrassatellaLamarck 1799
speciesCrassatellites dalliWeaver 1916
Generic NameCrassatellites
Scientific NameCrassatellites dalli Weaver, 1916
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Crassatellites dallispeciesbelongs to Crassatellitesstated with evidenceWeaver, 1916
Crassatellites dallispeciesbelongs to Crassatellastated without evidenceTurner, 1938
Crassatellites dallispeciesbelongs to Crassatellitesstated with evidenceWeaver, 1942
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance41.3 - 38.0 Ma
Eocene
Last Recorded Appearance41.3 - 38.0 Ma
Eocene
Motilityfacultatively mobile (based on Crassatellidae)
Visionblind (based on Bivalvia)
Dietsuspension feeder (based on Crassatellidae)
Taphonomyaragonite (based on Bivalvia)
Primary Reference (PBDB)C. E. Weaver. 1916. Tertiary faunal horizons of western Washington. University of Washington Publications in Geology 1(1):1-67

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1916Crassatellites dalli Weaver p. 39 figs. pl. 2, figs. 15-18
1938Crassatella dalli Turner p. 47
1942Crassatellites dalli Weaver p. 124

References

Weaver C. E. (1916) Tertiary faunal horizons of western Washington, University of Washington Publications in Geology 1 1, 1-67
Turner F. E. (1938) Stratigraphy and Mollusca of the Eocene of western Oregon, Geological Society of America Special Paper 10, 1-130
Weaver C. E. (1942) Paleontology of the Marine Tertiary formations of Oregon and Washington, University of Washington Publications in Geology 5, 1-789
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
 
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