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Angulus umbra

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae

Taxonomy
Tellina umbra was named by Dall (1900). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Tellina (Angulus) umbra by Olsson (1922) and Woodring (1982); it was recombined as Angulus umbra by Hendy et al. (2008).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1900Tellina umbra Dall p. 1033 figs. pl. 46, fig. 13
1922Tellina (Angulus) umbra Olsson p. 253
1982Tellina (Angulus) umbra Woodring p. 665
2008Angulus umbra Hendy et al.

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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
genusAngulusMegerle 1811
speciesumbra(Dall 1900)

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.

Angulus umbra Dall 1900
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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 13:34:37
Modified: 2009-09-09 15:34:37
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range: base of the Messinian to the top of the Early/Lower Pliocene or 7.24600 to 3.60000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Panama Tellina umbra (60699 60701)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Costa Rica Tellina umbra (134655)