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Kellia ambigua

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Lasaeidae

Taxonomy
Corbula ambigua was named by Nyst and Westendorp (1839). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Kellia ambigua by Wood (1850); it was recombined as Lasaeina ambigua by Marquet (2005).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1839Corbula ambigua Nyst and West p. 6 figs. pl. 3, fig. 4
1839Corbula ambigua Nyst and Westendorp p. 6 figs. pl. 3, fig. 4
1850Kellia ambigua Wood p. 120
2005Lasaeina ambigua Marquet

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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
superfamilyGaleommatoidea(Gray 1840)
familyLasaeidaeGray 1842
genusKellia(Fischer 1884)
speciesambigua(Nyst and Westendorp 1839)

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 ambigua Nyst and Westendorp 1839
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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 07:29:25
Modified: 2009-09-09 09:29:25
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Zanclean to the top of the Late/Upper Pliocene or 5.33300 to 2.58800 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6United Kingdom (England) Kellia ambigua (84755)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Belgium Lasaeina ambigua (86801 86802)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588United Kingdom (England) Kellia ambigua (84759 84764)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Belgium Lasaeina ambigua (86804 86805)