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Cyclinella

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Taxonomy
Cyclinella was named by Dall (1902) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-l R Sepkoski's reference number: 914]. It is extant. Its type is Dosinia (Artemis) tenuis.

It was assigned to Cyclininae by Woodring (1982), Perrilliat (1992); to Veneridae by Todd (2001); and to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1902Cyclinella Dall
1982Cyclinella Woodring p. 696
1992Cyclinella Perrilliat p. 15
2001Cyclinella Todd
2002Cyclinella Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
—CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
—CardioniFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
—CardiidiaFerussac 1822
—CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
—Veneroidei(Gray 1854)
—VeneroiteiGray 1854
superfamilyVeneroidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyVeneridaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyMeretricinaeGray 1847
tribeMeretriciniGray 1847
subfamilyCyclinina(Frizzell 1936)
genusCyclinellaDall 1902

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. Cyclinella Dall 1902
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†Cyclinella beteyensis Olsson 1922
†Cyclinella cyclica Guppy 1866
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Invalid names: Cyclinella gatunensis Dall 1903 [synonym], Cyclinella venezuelana Hodson 1927 [synonym]
†Cyclinella elevata Gabb 1864
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Invalid names: Meretrix ovalis Gabb 1864 [synonym]
†Cyclinella falconensis Hodson et al. 1927
†Cyclinella galera Pilsbry and Olsson 1941
†Cyclinella harrisi Palmer 1927
Cyclinella jadisi Olsson 1961
Cyclinella tenuis Récluz 1852
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: infaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Comments: LIFE HISTORY: IS, MA, UN, SU according to Todd (2001).g
Created: 2009-09-04 16:34:14
Modified: 2009-09-04 18:34:14
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Holocene or 56.00000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 48.07 Ma

Collections (116 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07USA (California) Dosinia elevata (122337) Meretrix ovalis (122339 200271)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9USA (California) Meretrix ovalis (207115 207116 207119 207126 207128) Meretrix ovalis, Dosinia elevata (190801 207112 207113 207123)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03USA (California) C. elevata (200745 200763)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (California) Meretrix ovalis (122340) Meretrix ovalis, Dosinia elevata (122295)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (Washington) Meretrix ovalis (207129)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04Panama C. sp. (42573)
Aquitanian23.04 - 20.45Panama C. sp. (93238)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Venezuela (Falcón) C. cyclica (96434)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Colombia (La Guajira) C. venezuelana (156356 156751 156752 156753 156754 160770 161894)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Venezuela (Falcon) C. cyclica (43063) C. venezuelana (60144 60703 60707 60710)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.45 - 13.82Colombia (La Guajira) C. venezuelana (157930)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Colombia (La Guajira) C. venezuelana (156520 156522 156524 157830 157846 157859 158029)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Ecuador (Esmeraldas) C. beteyensis (60751)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Mexico (Michoacan) C. beteyensis (66165 66166) C. cyclica (66163 66164 76566 76567)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Trinidad and Tobago C. cyclica (96522)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Panama (Colon) C. cyclica (142902 145200 145201 145250 145254 145332 145334 145340 145351 145352 145355 145356 145567) C. sp. (79790)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Panama C. cyclica (52169 52170 52172 52174 52176 93160 93162 93164 93165 93166 93167) C. cylica (93168 93171 93175) C. sp. (136016 145524)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Panama (Darien) C. sp. (136104 136122)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Colombia C. cyclica (96501) C. falconensis (131220)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Venezuela C. cyclica (96483 96488)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Trinidad and Tobago C. sp. (60635)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Venezuela (Falcon) C. falconensis (61032)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Colombia (Bolívar) C. gatunensis (88305)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Haiti C. plasiatenuis (60102)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Panama (Colon) C. sp. (79855)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Trinidad and Tobago C. tenuis (60644)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6USA (California) C. sp. (96549)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Colombia C. gatunensis (88298)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Costa Rica C. beteyensis (134678) C. subquadrata (134675)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Ecuador (Manabi) C. galera (51886)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Jamaica C. plasiatenuis (58522)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58USA (Florida) C. tenuis (59485 59486)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Costa Rica (Limon) C. sp. (79992 79993)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Peru C. subquadrata (219106 219107)
Piacenzian - Gelasian3.6 - 1.8Ecuador (Manabi) C. subquadrata (51878)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Ecuador (Manabi) C. sp. (48665)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Costa Rica C. sp. (66777)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Peru C. subquadrata (207003)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Costa Rica (Limon) C. sp. (79842 79844 79845)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (Florida) C. tenuis (67069)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) C. tenuis (96538)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Uruguay C. tenuis (195933)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) C. subquadrata, C. singleyi (160361)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Panama (Panama) C. jadisi (160395)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Louisiana) C. tenuis (41940 92774)