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Felaniella insula

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Ungulinidae

Taxonomy
Diplodonta insula was named by Olsson (1922). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Water Cay [Cayo Agua Fm], which is in a Piacenzian transition zone/lower shoreface sandstone in the Cayo Agua Formation of Panama.

It was recombined as Diplodonta (Diplodonta) insula by Woodring (1982); it was recombined as Felaniella insula by Hendy et al. (2008).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1922Diplodonta insula Olsson p. 220 figs. pl. 32, fig. 21
1982Diplodonta (Diplodonta) insula Woodring p. 625
2008Felaniella insula Hendy et al. p. 220

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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
Veneroidei(Gray 1854)
VeneroiteiGray 1854
superfamilyUngulinoideaAdams and Adams 1857
familyUngulinidaeAdams and Adams 1857
genusFelaniellaBronn 1831
speciesinsula()

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.

Felaniella insula Olsson 1922
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: infaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 14:03:37
Modified: 2009-09-09 16:05:01
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range: Piacenzian or 3.60000 to 2.58800 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Panama Diplodonta insula (type locality: 134663)