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Tellina (Saulella)
Taxonomy
Saulella was named by Zinsmeister (1983) [Sepkoski's age data: T Than Sepkoski's reference number: 107].
It was reranked as Tellina (Saulella) by Moore (2003).
It was assigned to Tellinidae by Zinsmeister (1983), Squires (1999); to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Tellina by Moore (2003).
It was reranked as Tellina (Saulella) by Moore (2003).
It was assigned to Tellinidae by Zinsmeister (1983), Squires (1999); to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Tellina by Moore (2003).
Subtaxa
Species lacking formal opinion data
Tellina aquitanica, Tellina bellsiana, Tellina browni, Tellina carlilana, Tellina celetes, Tellina colombiana, Tellina dinomera, Tellina estellensis, Tellina felix, Tellina frontera, Tellina gouldia, Tellina kikaizimana, Tellina luderitizi, Tellina multiconcentrica, Tellina munda, Tellina pretiosa, Tellina quihi, Tellina rollandensis, Tellina rosa, Tellina rostralis, Tellina rostrata, Tellina semipapyra, Tellina silicata, Tellina silicata, Tellina subprotexta, Tellina subtriangularis, Tellina woodmansensis
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1983 | Saulella Zinsmeister p. 1287 |
| 1999 | Saulella Squires p. 27 |
| 2002 | Saulella Sepkoski |
| 2003 | Tellina (Saulella) Moore |
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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.
Subg. †Tellina (Saulella) Zinsmeister 1983
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†Tellina (Saulella) undulifera Gabb 1869
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004 | |||||
Age range: base of the Danian to the top of the Early/Lower Eocene or 66.00000 to 48.07000 Ma
Collections (33 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Danian | USA (California) | Tellina undulifera (190798) | |
| Paleocene | USA (California) | Tellina undulifera (190778 190785 190786) | |
| Selandian | USA (California) | Tellina undulifera (184016 205398 215686 218671 218672 239682 239693 239694) | |
| Thanetian | USA (California) | Periploma undulifera (193036) Saulella undulifera (205392 214289) Tellina undulifera (52610 52612 52618 166042 238809 238830 238842 239615 239704 239705 239706 239711 239714 239715) | |
| Late/Upper Paleocene - Early/Lower Eocene | USA (California) | Tellina undulifera (237468 237473 237476) | |
| Ypresian | USA (California) | Saulella undulifera (207315) |