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Quadrans

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae

Taxonomy
Quadrans was named by Bertin (1878) [Sepkoski's age data: T Plio R Sepkoski's reference number: 1112]. It is extant.

It was reranked as Tellina (Quadrans) by Pilsbry and Olsson (1941).

It was assigned to Tellina by Pilsbry and Olsson (1941); to Tellininae by Vokes (1980); and to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1878Quadrans Bertin
1941Tellina (Quadrans) Pilsbry and Olsson p. 11
1980Quadrans Vokes p. 144
2002Quadrans Sepkoski

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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
subfamilyTellininaeBlainville 1814
genusQuadransBertin 1878

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. Quadrans Bertin 1878
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: deposit feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-05-20 09:44:14
Modified: 2009-08-18 20:16:00
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Middle Campanian to the top of the Late/Upper Pliocene or 83.50000 to 2.58800 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (California) Q. sp. (144763 144764)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Malaysia Q. belcheriana (72098)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Australia (Western Australia) Tellina parvitas (63352)