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Cassianella lingulata

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Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)8520477https://www.gbif.org/species/8520477
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)250003https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=250003
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Cassianellidae : Cassianella : Cassianella lingulata
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Cassianellidae : Cassianella : Cassianella lingulata
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
infraclassPteriomorphia
-OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
-OstreioniFerussac 1822
-OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderOstreida
suborderMalleidinaGray 1854
superfamilyPterioideaGray 1847
familyCassianellidaeIchikawa 1958
genusCassianellaBeyrich 1862
speciesCassianella lingulataGabb 1870
Generic NameCassianella
Scientific NameCassianella lingulata Gabb, 1870
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Cassianella lingulataspeciesbelongs to Cassianellastated without evidenceGabb, 1870
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance222 - 216 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Last Recorded Appearance209 - 201 Ma
Mesozoic
Environmentmarine,brackish (based on Ostreida)
Motilitystationary, attached, epibiont (based on Pterioidea)
Visionblind (based on Bivalvia)
Dietsuspension feeder (based on Pterioidea)
Taphonomyaragonite, low Mg calcite (based on Cassianellidae)
Primary Reference (PBDB)C. A. McRoberts and R. B. Blodgett. 2000. Late Triassic (Norian) mollusks from the Taylor Mountains quadrangle, southwestern Alaska. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 1662:55-67

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1870Cassianella lingulata Gabb
1976Cassianella lingulata Bychkov et al.

References

McRoberts C. A., Blodgett R. B. (2000) Late Triassic (Norian) mollusks from the Taylor Mountains quadrangle, southwestern Alaska, United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 1662, 55-67
Bychkov Yu. M., Dagys A. S., et al (1976) Atlas Triasovoj fauny i fory Severo-Vostoka SSSR [Atlas of Triassic fauna\r\nand flora from North-East USSR], 1-267
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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