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Tellina (Eurytellina) paraguanensis

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1931Tellina paraguanensis Hodson p. 12 figs. pl. 5, figs. 5, 6, 1
1982Tellina (Eurytellina) paraguanensis Woodring p. 663

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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
CardioideiFerussac 1822
superfamilyTellinoidea(Blainville 1814)
familyTellinidaeBlainville 1814
genusTellinaLinnaeus 1758
subgenusEurytellina(Fischer 1887)
speciesparaguanensis(Hodson 1931)

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: aragonitef
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: infaunalg
Diet: deposit feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 13:35:26
Modified: 2009-09-09 15:35:26
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Langhian or 20.45000 to 13.82000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Venezuela (Falcon) Tellina paraguanensis (60144 60710)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Colombia (La Guajira) Eurytellina paraguanensis (156796 157336 162004)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.45 - 13.82Colombia (La Guajira) Eurytellina paraguanensis (156798 157931)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Colombia (La Guajira) Eurytellina paraguanensis (136885 158041 160965 160966 160967)