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Kurtiella compressa

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Lasaeidae

Taxonomy
Rochefortia compressa was named by Dall (1913). It is extant.

It was recombined as Mysella compressa by Cantalamessa et al. (2005); it was recombined as Kurtiella compressa by Coan and Valentich-Scott (2012).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1913Rochefortia compressa Dall p. 596
1961Mysella negritensis Olsson p. 234
2005Mysella compressa Cantalamessa et al.
2012Kurtiella compressa Coan and Valentich-Scott p. 512

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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
suborderLeptonidinaDall 1889
superfamilyGaleommatoidea(Gray 1840)
familyLasaeidaeGray 1842
genusKurtiellaGofas and Salas 2008
speciescompressa(Dall 1913)

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.

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Invalid names: Mysella negritensis Olsson 1961 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: stationaryf
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-08-17 20:30:01
Modified: 2009-08-17 22:30:01
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Eames 1951

Age range: Early/Lower Pleistocene or 2.58000 to 0.77400 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Ecuador (Manabi) Mysella compressa (48664 48665)