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Tellina (Moerella) petropolitana

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1957Tellina (Moerella) petropolitana Stenzel and Krause p. 123 figs. pl. 22, figs. 10, 11
1965Tellina (Moerella) petropolitana Palmer and Brann p. 308

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
CardioideiFerussac 1822
superfamilyTellinoidea(Blainville 1814)
familyTellinidaeBlainville 1814
genusTellinaLinnaeus 1758
subgenusMoerella(Fischer 1887)
speciespetropolitanaStenzel and Krause 1957

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.

Tellina (Moerella) petropolitana Stenzel and Krause 1957
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: infaunalg
Diet: deposit feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 13:36:26
Modified: 2009-09-09 15:36:26
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Bartonian or 47.80000 to 38.00000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (Mississippi) Tellina petropolitana (99673)
Lutetian - Bartonian47.8 - 38.0USA (Texas) Tellina petropolitana (41436)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Texas) Tellina petropolitana (7438 7439 90656 205422)