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Acila (Acila) gettysburgensis

Bivalvia - Nuculida - Nuculidae

Taxonomy
Nucula (Acila) gettysburgensis was named by Regan (1909).

It was recombined as Acila gettysburgensis by Clark (1918); it was recombined as Acila (Acila) gettysburgensis by Moore (1963), Moore (1983), Moore (1984).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1909Nucula (Acila) gettysburgensis Regan
1918Acila gettysburgensis Clark p. 119 figs. Plate 13, figure 9
1933Nucula (Acila) gettysburgensis Tegland p. 105 figs. Plate 5, figures 1 to 9
1944Nucula (Acila) gettysburgensis Durham p. 133
1963Acila (Acila) gettysburgensis Moore p. 54 figs. Plate 12, figures 5, 10, 12, 13
1983Acila (Acila) gettysburgensis Moore p. A9 figs. Plate 1, figure 11
1984Acila (Acila) gettysburgensis Moore p. 25

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassProtobranchia(Pelseneer 1889)
superorderNuculiformiiDall 1889
orderNuculida(Dall 1889)
superfamilyNuculoidea(Gray 1824)
familyNuculidaeGray 1824
genusAcilaAdams and Adams 1858
subgenusAcilaAdams and Adams 1858
speciesgettysburgensis(Regan 1909)

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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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 1.0 to < 10f
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10f
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10f
Thickness: thinf
Folds: nonef
Ribbing: minorf
Spines: nonef
Internal reinforcement: nonef
Ontogeny: accretionf
Environment: coastal, inner shelf, outer shelf, oceanicf
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: deposit feederf
Diet 2: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2008-11-15 10:09:53
Modified: 2009-08-18 20:13:53
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Mikkelsen and Bieler 2008, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Eocene to the top of the Langhian or 55.80000 to 13.82000 Ma

Collections (28 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6Russian Federation Acila gettysburgensis (70564)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Russian Federation Acila gettysburgensis (70445)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.03USA (Washington) Acila gettysburgensis (208168 208169 208170 208171)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03USA (Washington) Acila gettysburgensis (208152 208153 208154 208156)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Russian Federation Acila gettysburgensis (70459 70475)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03USA (Alaska) Acila gettysburgensis (44086)
Late/Upper Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene28.4 - 15.97USA (Alaska) Nucula gettysburgensis (166447)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03USA (Washington) Acila gettysburgensis (52356 52357 52362 52363 91615 91623 180405 208161 221302)
Early/Lower Miocene - Middle Miocene23.03 - 11.608USA (Alaska) Acila gettysburgensis (37670)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.44 - 13.82USA (Oregon) Acila gettysburgensis (39587 39591 39595)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82USA (Oregon) Acila gettysburgensis (39799)