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Bornia confusa

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Kelliidae

Taxonomy
Bornia confusa was named by Della Bella and Tabanelli (2007) [DISTRIBUTION: Pliocene; Italy.]. Its type specimen is MZB 44055, a shell, and it is not a trace fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
B. flabellaris, B. lioica

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2007Bornia confusa Della Bella and Tabanelli pp. 213-214 figs. pl. 1, figs. 5-8

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
—CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
—CardioniFerussac 1822
—CardiidiaFerussac 1822
—CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
—Veneroidei(Gray 1854)
superfamilyLeptonoidea(Gray 1847)
familyKelliidaeForbes and Hanley 1849
genusBornia
speciesconfusa

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.

†Bornia confusa Della Bella and Tabanelli 2007
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: stationaryg
Life habit: infaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 07:29:17
Modified: 2009-09-09 09:29:17
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Eames 1951, Sanchez Roig 1926, Aberhan et al. 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available