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Gastrochaena
Classification
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Bivalvia
Subclass:
Heterodonta
Order:
Myoida
Suborder:
Myina
Superfamily:
Gastrochaenacea
Family:
Gastrochaenidae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Gastrochaena SPENGLER, 1783
Type Species:
G. cuneiformis; SD CHILDREN, 1822
Images
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Fig. E160,5. *G. (G.) cunE1formis Spengler, Rec., IndoPac., 5 a, b, LV ext., ventral, X1 (Reeve).
Synonyms
Chaena, Rocellaria, Gastrochaenolites, Gastrochaenoecium, Gastrochaenites, Cucurbitula, Dufoichaena
Geographic Distribution
N.Am.-W. Indies-Eu.-E.Indies
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
U.Jur., U.Cret.
Beginning International Stage:
Oxfordian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
161.53
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Rec.
Ending International Stage:
Meghalayan
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
0
Description
Shell smooth or nearly so, oval, tube short, formed of successive increments
References
Museum or Author Information
Classification
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Bivalvia
Subclass:
Heterodonta
Order:
Myoida
Suborder:
Myina
Superfamily:
Gastrochaenacea
Family:
Gastrochaenidae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Gastrochaena SPENGLER, 1783
Type Species:
G. cuneiformis; SD CHILDREN, 1822
Images
(Click to enlarge in a new window)
Fig. E160,5. *G. (G.) cunE1formis Spengler, Rec., IndoPac., 5 a, b, LV ext., ventral, X1 (Reeve).
Synonyms
Chaena, Rocellaria, Gastrochaenolites, Gastrochaenoecium, Gastrochaenites, Cucurbitula, Dufoichaena
Geographic Distribution
N.Am.-W. Indies-Eu.-E.Indies
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
U.Jur., U.Cret.
Beginning International Stage:
Oxfordian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
161.53
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Rec.
Ending International Stage:
Meghalayan
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
0
Description
Shell smooth or nearly so, oval, tube short, formed of successive increments