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Spineilo

Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Nuculanidae

Taxonomy
Spineilo was named by Finlay and Marwick (1937) [Sepkoski's age data: T Dani Sepkoski's reference number: 899].

It was assigned to Nuculanidae by Vokes (1980); and to Nuculoida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species lacking formal opinion data
S. elongata

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1937Spineilo Finlay and Marwick p. 17
1980Spineilo Vokes p. 7
2002Spineilo Sepkoski

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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
genusSpineiloFinlay and Marwick 1937

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.

G. †Spineilo Finlay and Marwick 1937
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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 mobilef
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: deposit feederf
Diet 2: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-07-27 04:12:34
Modified: 2009-08-18 20:13:18
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Paleocene to the top of the Tortonian or 66.00000 to 7.24600 Ma

Collections (46 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian66.0 - 61.66Argentina (Neuquén) Yoldia perdita (73902 73912 73914 73915 73916 73919 73920 73921 73922 73924 73925 73926 73935 73936 73938 73971 73977 73980 73981 73991 74049)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Argentina (Chubut) S. elongata, Yoldia perdita (74158) Yoldia perdita (74149 74155 74161 74170 74171)
Danian66.0 - 61.66New Zealand (Southland) S. elongata (50176 50211 50212 50213)
Early/Lower Paleocene66.0 - 61.66Russian Federation S. bicarinata, S. carinata, S. fabaeformis, S. ornata, S. plena, S. posylni (70563)
Danian - Thanetian66.0 - 56.0Russian Federation S. semenovi, S. polunini (49981)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0Russian Federation S. polunini (50177)
Teurian66.0 - 56.0New Zealand (South Island) S. elongata (127466)
Selandian - Thanetian61.66 - 56.0New Zealand S. elongata (64697 64698 64700 64701)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9Russian Federation S. semenovi (50129)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.04Russian Federation S. multidentata (50122)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04Russian Federation S. multidentata (70475 70565)
Chattian - Aquitanian27.3 - 20.45Russian Federation S. multidentata (50123)
Langhian - Tortonian15.98 - 7.246Russian Federation S. epimultidentata, S. multidentata (50048)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Russian Federation S. multidentata (70465)