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Crassatellidae
Description | Crassatellidae is a family of small saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs of the order Carditida. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crassatellidae, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rank | family | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Carditida : Crassatellidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Carditida : Crassatellidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Crassatellidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 217 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Extant Size (PBDB) | 30 (14%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 450 - 444 Ma Paleozoic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | facultatively mobile | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | blind (based on Bivalvia) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | suspension feeder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ecospace Comments | LIFE HISTORY: IA/SU/EP, MA/SE, UN/BA, SU according to Todd (2001). "shallow infaunal" from Wingard (1993). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Bivalvia) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | G. L. Wingard. 1993. A detailed taxonomy of Upper Cretaceous and Lower Tertiary Crassatellidae in the Eastern United States - an example of the nature of extinction at the boundary. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 1535 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Common Name(s) | モシオガイ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crassatellidae |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Ptychomyinae family | listed (PBDB) | 49 | 157 Ma Jurassic | 0 Ma Extant | |
Crassatellinae subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 676 | 450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | 0 Ma Extant | |
Scambulinae subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 416 | 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 0 Ma Extant | |
Anthonya ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 56 | 129 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Bathytormus genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 192 | 83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 0 Ma Extant | |
Chattina genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Chattonia genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 41.3 Ma Eocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Crassasulca genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Crassatella genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1,246 | 145 Ma Late Jurassic | 0 Ma Extant | |
Crassatina genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 19 | 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 0 Ma Extant | |
Crassinella genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 378 | 113 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 0 Ma Extant | |
Crenocrassatella genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Elsius genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Eucrassatella genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 221 | 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 0 Ma Extant | |
Fluctiger genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Hybolophus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Incatina ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | |
Indocrassatella genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Kalolophus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nipponocrassatella genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Oriocrassatella ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 52 | 326 Ma Carboniferous | 254 Ma Permian | |
Salaputium genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 15 | 41.3 Ma Eocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Scambula ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 32 | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 3.60 Ma Pliocene | |
Spissatella genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 44 | 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 0 Ma Extant | |
Talabrica genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 2.59 Ma Pleistocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Tilicrassatella ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 9 | 41.3 Ma Eocene | 16.0 Ma Miocene | |
Triplicitella genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Uddenia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 23 | 83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Dryacloa dauca species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Trigonocrassatella pallai species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB |
Obsolete Names
Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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Crassatellitidae | GBIF | family | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Carditida : Crassatellitidae |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1822 | Crassatellidae Férussac |
1895 | Crassatellitidae Dall |
1904 | Crassatellitidae Glenn p. 346 |
1925 | Crassatellidae Woodring p. 93 |
1931 | Crassatellitidae Olsson p. 44 |
1965 | Crassatellidae Newell p. 19 |
1980 | Crassatellidae Vokes p. 123 |
1982 | Crassatellidae Dockery p. 66 |
1983 | Crassatellidae Gliozzi and Malatesta p. 95 |
1984 | Crassatellidae Squires p. 47 |
Year | Name and Author |
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1987 | Crassatellidae Squires p. 64 |
1987 | Crassatellidae Ward and Blackwelder p. 130 |
1990 | Crassatellidae Beu et al. pp. 397, 398 |
1992 | Crassatellidae Ward p. 86 |
1993 | Crassatellidae Wingard p. 50 |
2000 | Crassatellidae Coan et al. p. 258 |
2006 | Crassatellidae Bieler and Mikkelsen p. 231 |
2009 | Crassatellidae Nevesskaja |
2010 | Crassatellidae Bouchet et al. |
2011 | Crassatellidae Carter et al. p. 13 |
References
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!