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Litigiella adelaidensis

Bivalvia - Venerida - Erycinidae

Taxonomy
Litigiella adelaidensis was named by Ludbrook (1955) [DISTRIBUTION: Pliocene; Australia.]. It is not a trace fossil.

Entered
by A. Hendy on 2007-05-19

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1955Litigiella adelaidensis Ludbrook p. 57 figs. pl. 3, fig. 11
1970Litigiella adelaidensis Darragh p. 129

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
—EuheterodontaGiribet and Distel 2003
superorderImparidentiaBieler 2014
—NeoheterodonteiTaylor et al. 2007
orderVenerida(Gray 1854)
superfamilyLeptonoidea(Gray 1847)
familyErycinidaeGray 1847
genusLitigiella
speciesadelaidensisLudbrook 1955

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.

†Litigiella adelaidensis Ludbrook 1955
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: stationaryf
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-07-06 16:21:27
Modified: 2009-08-17 22:27:16
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Todd 2001

Age range: Late/Upper Miocene or 11.63000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Australia (South Australia) Litigiella adelaidensis (63439)