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Temnoconcha cognata

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae

Taxonomy
Tellina cognata was named by Adams (1852). It is extant.

It was recombined as Temnoconcha cognata by Keen (1971).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1852Tellina cognata Adams
1971Temnoconcha cognata Keen p. 234

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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
subfamilyMacominaeOlsson 1961
genusTemnoconchaDall 1921
speciescognata(Adams 1852)

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.

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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 13:38:35
Modified: 2009-09-09 15:38:35
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Pliocene to the top of the Holocene or 5.33300 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Ecuador (Manabi) Tellina cognata (51885)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Ecuador (Manabi) Temnoconcha cognata (48664 48665)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Panama (Panama) Temnoconcha cognata (160395)