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Cyclinella cyclica

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Taxonomy
Dosinia cyclica was named by Guppy (1866) [DISTRIBUTION: Miocene; circum-Caribbean.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Cyclina cyclica by Gabb (1873); it was recombined as Cyclinella cyclica by Dall (1903), Anderson (1929), Woodring (1982) and Perrilliat (1992).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1866Dosinia cyclica Guppy p. 582 figs. pl. 26, fig. 15
1873Cyclina cyclica Gabb p. 250
1903Cyclinella cyclica Dall p. 1285
1903Cyclinella gatunensis Dall p. 1285
1911Cyclinella gatunensis Brown and Pilsbry p. 371
1927Cyclinella venezuelana Hodson p. 59 figs. pl. 34, figs. 3, 4
1929Cyclinella cyclica Anderson p. 167
1929Cyclinella gatunensis Anderson p. 167
1982Cyclinella cyclica Woodring p. 696
1992Cyclinella cyclica Perrilliat p. 15

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
Veneroidei(Gray 1854)
VeneroiteiGray 1854
superfamilyVeneroidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyVeneridaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyMeretricinaeGray 1847
tribeMeretriciniGray 1847
subfamilyCyclinina(Frizzell 1936)
genusCyclinellaDall 1902
speciescyclica(Guppy 1866)

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.

Cyclinella cyclica Guppy 1866
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Invalid names: Cyclinella gatunensis Dall 1903 [synonym], Cyclinella venezuelana Hodson 1927 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: infaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-04 16:34:14
Modified: 2009-09-04 18:34:14
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Early/Lower Pliocene or 20.44000 to 3.60000 Ma

Collections (56 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Venezuela (Falcon) Cyclinella cyclica (43063) Cyclinella venezuelana (60144 60703 60707 60710)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Colombia (La Guajira) Cyclinella venezuelana (156356 156751 156752 156753 156754 160770 161894)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Venezuela (Falcón) Cyclinella cyclica (96434)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.44 - 13.82Colombia (La Guajira) Cyclinella venezuelana (157930)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Colombia (La Guajira) Cyclinella venezuelana (156520 156522 156524 157830 157846 157859 158029)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Mexico (Michoacan) Cyclinella cyclica (66163 66164 76566 76567)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Trinidad and Tobago Cyclinella cyclica (96522)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Panama (Colon) Cyclinella cyclica (142902 145200 145201 145250 145254 145332 145334 145340 145351 145352 145355 145356 145567)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Panama Cyclinella cyclica (52169 52170 52172 52174 52176 93160 93162 93164 93165 93166 93167)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Colombia (Bolívar) Cyclinella cyclica (88316) Cyclinella gatunensis (88305)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Venezuela Cyclinella cyclica (96483 96488)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Colombia Cyclinella cyclica (96501)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Colombia Cyclinella gatunensis (88298)