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Taxonomy
Mya suborbicularis was named by Montague (1803). It is extant.
It was recombined as Chironia suborbicularis by Soper and Grant and IV (1932); it was recombined as Kellia suborbicularis by Wood (1850), Coan et al. (2000), Marquet (2005), Coan and Valentich-Scott (2012), Hendy (2021).
It was recombined as Chironia suborbicularis by Soper and Grant and IV (1932); it was recombined as Kellia suborbicularis by Wood (1850), Coan et al. (2000), Marquet (2005), Coan and Valentich-Scott (2012), Hendy (2021).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1803 | Mya suborbicularis Montague p. 39 figs. pl. 26, fig. 3 |
| 1850 | Kellia suborbicularis Wood p. 118 |
| 1932 | Chironia suborbicularis Soper and Grant, IV p. 1057 |
| 2000 | Kellia suborbicularis Coan et al. p. 323 |
| 2005 | Kellia suborbicularis Marquet |
| 2012 | Kellia suborbicularis Coan and Valentich-Scott pp. 509, 511 |
| 2021 | Kellia suborbicularis Hendy |
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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.
Kellia suborbicularis Montague 1803 [suborbicular kellyclam]
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Invalid names: Kellia laperousii Deshayes 1839 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Aberhan et al. 2004 | |||||
Age range: base of the Zanclean to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 5.33300 to 0.01170 Ma
Collections (23 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zanclean | United Kingdom (England) | Kellia suborbicularis (84755) | |
| Zanclean | Belgium | Kellia suborbicularis (86801 86802) | |
| Late/Upper Pliocene | United Kingdom (England) | Kellia suborbicularis (84764) | |
| Late/Upper Pliocene | USA (California) | Chironia suborbicularis (200412) | |
| Piacenzian | USA (California) | Kellia laperousii (122752 189542) | |
| Gelasian | USA (California) | Kellia laperousii (189765) | |
| Pleistocene | USA (California) | Chironia suborbicularis (201624) | |
| Pleistocene | Mexico (Baja California) | Kellia laperousi (96590 96592 96593) | |
| Quaternary | USA (California) | Kellia laperousii (37948) | |
| Middle Pleistocene | USA (California) | Kellia laperousii (138723 222665) Kellia suborbicularis, Kellia laperousii (222663 222664) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Mexico (Baja California) | Kellia laperousi (96591) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (California) | Kellia laperousi (160361 240644) Kellia laperousii (96566 240555) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Ecuador | Kellia suborbicularis (96867) |