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Saccella miradorana

Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Nuculanidae

Taxonomy
Saccella miradorana was named by Olsson (1931). It is not extant. Its type locality is Quebrada Charanal [Mirador Sandstone, Mancora Fm], which is in an Oligocene marine conglomerate/sandstone in the Mancora Formation of Peru.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1931Saccella miradorana Olsson p. 36 figs. Plate 1, Figs. 4, 6, 10, 11

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
RankNameAuthor
Eubivalvia
subclassProtobranchia(Pelseneer 1889)
superorderNuculaniformiiCarter et al. 2000
orderNuculanida(Carter et al. 2000)
superfamilyNuculanoideaAdams and Adams 1858
familyNuculanidaeAdams and Adams 1858
genusSaccellaWoodring 1925
speciesmiradorana

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.

Saccella miradorana Olsson 1931
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 1.0 to < 10f
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10f
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10f
Thickness: thinf
Folds: nonef
Ribbing: minorf
Spines: nonef
Internal reinforcement: nonef
Ontogeny: accretionf
Environment: coastal, inner shelf, outer shelf, oceanicf
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: shallow infaunalg
Diet: deposit feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 13:24:17
Modified: 2009-10-11 13:02:28
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Early/Lower Oligocene or 33.90000 to 28.40000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Peru (Piura) Leda miradorana (type locality: 55441)