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Tellina (Elliptotellina)
Taxonomy
Elliptotellina was named by Cossmann (1886) [Sepkoski's age data: T Than T Eo-m Sepkoski's reference number: 705].
It was reranked as Tellina (Elliptotellina) by Cossmann and Pissarro (1904), Adegoke (1977) and Moore (2003).
It was assigned to Tellinidae by Todd (2001); to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Tellina by Cossmann and Pissarro (1904), Adegoke (1977) and Moore (2003).
It was reranked as Tellina (Elliptotellina) by Cossmann and Pissarro (1904), Adegoke (1977) and Moore (2003).
It was assigned to Tellinidae by Todd (2001); to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Tellina by Cossmann and Pissarro (1904), Adegoke (1977) and Moore (2003).
Subtaxa
Species lacking formal opinion data
Tellina aquitanica, Tellina bellsiana, Tellina browni, Tellina carlilana, Tellina celetes, Tellina colombiana, Tellina dinomera, Tellina estellensis, Tellina felix, Tellina frontera, Tellina gouldia, Tellina kikaizimana, Tellina luderitizi, Tellina multiconcentrica, Tellina munda, Tellina pretiosa, Tellina quihi, Tellina rollandensis, Tellina rosa, Tellina rostralis, Tellina rostrata, Tellina scrippensis, Tellina semipapyra, Tellina silicata, Tellina silicata, Tellina subprotexta, Tellina subtriangularis, Tellina townsendsis, Tellina woodmansensis
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1886 | Elliptotellina Cossmann |
| 1904 | Tellina (Elliptotellina) Cossmann and Pissarro |
| 1977 | Tellina (Elliptotellina) Adegoke p. 274 |
| 2001 | Elliptotellina Todd |
| 2002 | Elliptotellina Sepkoski |
| 2003 | Tellina (Elliptotellina) Moore |
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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.
Subg. †Tellina (Elliptotellina) Cossmann 1886
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†Elliptotellina tellinella Lamarck 1806
†Tellina (Elliptotellina) ambigua Sowerby 1823
†Tellina (Elliptotellina) kouriatchyi Furon 1948
Tellina (Elliptotellina) pacifica Dall 1900
†Tellina (Elliptotellina) townsendensis Clark 1925
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926 | |||||
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Selandian to the top of the Pleistocene or 61.60000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 59.2 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 59.2 Ma
Collections (22 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Selandian | Nigeria | Tellina kouriatchyi (7791) | |
| Waipawan | New Zealand (Chatham Islands) | Elliptotellina donaciformis (51079) | |
| Early/Lower Eocene - Middle Eocene | United Kingdom (England) | Elliptotellina sp. (3258) | |
| Lutetian | France (Yvelines) | Tellina tellinella (177970 177971 177972 177974 177975) | |
| Lutetian | United Kingdom (England) | Elliptotellina tellinella (8124 8125) | |
| Bartonian | United Kingdom (England) | Tellina tellinella (42636) | |
| Bartonian | France | Tellina tellinella (78567) | |
| Bartonian | France (Oise) | Tellina tellinella (3494) | |
| Priabonian | USA (Washington) | Tellina townsendensis (40733 91606) | |
| Late/Upper Eocene | USA (Washington) | Tellina oregonensis (4900) | |
| Late/Upper Eocene | United Kingdom (England) | Tellina ambigua (42582) | |
| Late/Upper Oligocene | USA (California) | Tellina townsendensis (72407) | |
| Late/Upper Pliocene | Jamaica | Elliptotellina cymbia (69093) Elliptotellina cymobia (69090) Tellina cymobia (58522) | |
| Pleistocene | Ecuador | Tellina pacifica (62040) |