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Bornia (Bornia) deltoidea

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Kelliidae

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

It was recombined as Lepton deltoideum by Wood (1850); it was recombined as Bornia (Bornia) deltoidea by Marquet (2005).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1840Kellia deltoidea Wood
1850Lepton deltoideum Wood p. 115
2005Bornia (Bornia) deltoidea Marquet

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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
subgenusBorniaPhilippi 1836
speciesdeltoidea(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.

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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: Sanchez Roig 1926, Eames 1951, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Zanclean to the top of the Late/Upper Pliocene or 5.33300 to 2.58000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6United Kingdom (England) Lepton deltoideum (84755 84795)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58United Kingdom (England) Lepton deltoideum (84759)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Belgium Bornia deltoidea (86804 86805)