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Kummelia

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Gastrochaenidae

Taxonomy
Kummelia was named by Stephenson (1937) [Sepkoski's age data: T Than T Eo-l Sepkoski's reference number: 700]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Gastrochaenidae by Vokes (1980); and to Myoida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1937Kummelia Stephenson
1980Kummelia Vokes p. 185
2002Kummelia Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
RankNameAuthor
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderGastrochaenidinaMorretes 1949
superfamilyGastrochaenoidea(Gray 1840)
familyGastrochaenidaeGray 1840
genusKummeliaStephenson 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. †Kummelia Stephenson 1937
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: stationaryf
Life habit: boringf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-08-17 20:32:01
Modified: 2009-09-09 15:56:40
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Eames 1951, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Maastrichtian to the top of the Thanetian or 72.20000 to 56.00000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) K. sp. (4171)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Alabama) K. sp. (4236 83225)
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0USA (New Jersey) K. americana (3113) K. mortoni (124966)