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Kurtiella ellipticum

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Lasaeidae

Taxonomy
Montacuta elliptica was named by Carpenter (1857). It is extant.

It was recombined as Kurtiella ellipticum by Coan and Valentich-Scott (2012).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1857Montacuta elliptica Carpenter p. 248
2012Kurtiella ellipticum 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
speciesellipticum(Carpenter 1857)

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.

Kurtiella ellipticum Carpenter 1857
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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: Eames 1951, Aberhan et al. 2004
Collections
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