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Felaniella (Zemysia) elliptica

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Ungulinidae

Taxonomy
Erycina elliptica was named by Lamarck (1805) [DISTRIBUTION: Eocene; western Europe.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Felaniella (Zemysia) elliptica by Pacaud and Le Renard (1995).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
F. compacta, F. sertunayensis, F. usta, F. vincenti, Zemysia globus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1805Erycina elliptica Lamarck p. 11
1995Felaniella (Zemysia) elliptica Pacaud and Le Renard

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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
RankNameAuthor
—CardiidiaFerussac 1822
—CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
—Veneroidei(Gray 1854)
—VeneroiteiGray 1854
superfamilyUngulinoideaAdams and Adams 1857
familyUngulinidaeAdams and Adams 1857
genusFelaniellaBronn 1831
subgenusZemysia
specieselliptica(Lamarck 1805)

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.

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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 14:03:37
Modified: 2009-09-09 16:05:01
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Lutetian or 48.07000 to 41.03000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03United Kingdom (England) Felaniella elliptica (8124)