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Sportella oblonga

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Sportellidae

Taxonomy
Kellia oblonga was named by Conrad (1848) [DISTRIBUTION: Early Oligocene; Gulf Coastal Plain.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Scintilla oblonga by Conrad (1865); it was recombined as Sportella oblonga by Dockery (1982).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1848Kellia oblonga Conrad p. 125
1865Scintilla oblonga Conrad p. 9
1982Sportella oblonga Dockery p. 64

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
RankNameAuthor
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderLeptonidinaDall 1889
superfamilyCyamioidea(Philippi 1845)
familySportellidaeDall 1899
genusSportellaDeshayes 1858
speciesoblonga(Conrad 1848)

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.

Sportella oblonga Conrad 1848
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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 07:33:33
Modified: 2009-09-09 09:33:33
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Aberhan et al. 2004, Todd 2001

Age range: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Rupelian or 56.00000 to 28.10000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8USA (Alabama) Sportella oblonga (92269)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1USA (Mississippi) Sportella oblonga (5867 5941 5943 5944 5947 6002 6005 6006 66310 66332)