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Saccella ornata

Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Nuculanidae

Taxonomy
Leda ornata was named by d'Orbigny (1845). It is extant.

It was recombined as Nuculana (Saccella) ornata by Olsson (1964); it was recombined as Saccella ornata by Woodring (1973).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1845Leda ornata d'Orbigny p. 546 figs. pl. 82, figs. 4, 5, 6
1964Nuculana (Saccella) ornata Olsson p. 21
1973Saccella ornata Woodring p. 493

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
RankNameAuthor
—Eubivalvia
subclassProtobranchia(Pelseneer 1889)
superorderNuculaniformiiCarter et al. 2000
orderNuculanida(Carter et al. 2000)
superfamilyNuculanoideaAdams and Adams 1858
familyNuculanidaeAdams and Adams 1858
genusSaccellaWoodring 1925
speciesornata(d'Orbigny 1845)

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.

Saccella ornata d'Orbigny 1845
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 1.0 to < 10f
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10f
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10f
Thickness: thinf
Folds: nonef
Ribbing: minorf
Spines: nonef
Internal reinforcement: nonef
Ontogeny: accretionf
Environment: coastal, inner shelf, outer shelf, oceanicf
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: shallow infaunalg
Diet: deposit feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 13:24:17
Modified: 2009-10-11 13:02:28
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Messinian to the top of the Early/Lower Pliocene or 7.24600 to 3.60000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Panama Saccella ornata (60699 60701)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Ecuador (Manabi) Nuculana ornata (60771)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Ecuador Saccella ornata (131293 131332 131333 131334)