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Cyclinella beteyensis

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Taxonomy
Cyclinella beteyensis was named by Olsson (1922) [DISTRIBUTION: Miocene; Costa Rica, Mexico.]. It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Rio Betey, which is in a Pliocene marine siliciclastic in Costa Rica.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1922Cyclinella beteyensis Olsson p. 414 figs. pl. 31, fig. 2
1964Cyclinella beteyensis Olsson p. 59
1992Cyclinella beteyensis Perrilliat p. 16

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
Veneroidei(Gray 1854)
VeneroiteiGray 1854
superfamilyVeneroidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyVeneridaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyMeretricinaeGray 1847
tribeMeretriciniGray 1847
subfamilyCyclinina(Frizzell 1936)
genusCyclinellaDall 1902
speciesbeteyensis

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.

Cyclinella beteyensis Olsson 1922
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: infaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-04 16:34:14
Modified: 2009-09-04 18:34:14
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Middle Miocene to the top of the Pliocene or 15.97000 to 2.58800 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Ecuador (Esmeraldas) Cyclinella beteyensis (60751)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Mexico (Michoacan) Cyclinella beteyensis (66165 66166)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Costa Rica Cyclinella beteyensis (type locality: 134678)