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Kellia pumila

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Lasaeidae

Taxonomy
Montacuta pumila was named by Wood (1840). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Kellia pumila by Wood (1850).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1840Montacuta pumila Wood
1850Kellia pumila Wood p. 124

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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)
speciespumila(Wood 1840)

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 pumila Wood 1840
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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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range: base of the Zanclean to the top of the Early/Lower Pleistocene or 5.33300 to 0.77400 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6United Kingdom (England) Kellia pumila (84755)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774United Kingdom (England) Kellia pumila (98037)