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Tellina alta
Taxonomy
Tellina alta was named by Conrad (1833) [Authority date uncertain.]. It is a 3D body fossil.
It was recombined as Metis alta by Conrad (1856), Loel and Corey (1932); it was recombined as Lutricola alta by Ashley (1895); it was replaced with Leporimetis obesa by Moore (2003).
It was recombined as Metis alta by Conrad (1856), Loel and Corey (1932); it was recombined as Lutricola alta by Ashley (1895); it was replaced with Leporimetis obesa by Moore (2003).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
T. aquitanica, T. bellsiana, T. browni, T. carlilana, T. celetes, T. colombiana, T. dinomera, T. estellensis, T. gouldia, T. kikaizimana, T. luderitizi, T. multiconcentrica, T. munda, T. quihi, T. rollandensis, T. rostralis, T. rostrata, T. semipapyra, T. silicata, T. subprotexta, T. subtriangularis, T. woodmansensis, T. felix, T. pretiosa, T. frontera, T. rosa, T. silicata
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1833 | Tellina alta Conrad |
| 1856 | Metis alta Conrad |
| 1895 | Lutricola alta Ashley p. 344 |
| 1919 | Tellina alta Harris p. 167 |
| 1932 | Metis alta Loel and Corey p. 227 figs. Plate 43, figure 9 |
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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.
†Tellina alta Conrad 1833
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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 Bartonian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 41.03000 to 0.01170 Ma
Collections (5 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bartonian | USA (Alabama) | Tellina alta (81266 81282 90600) | |
| Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (California) | Lutricola alta (222646) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (California) | Lutricola alta (222674) |