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Elliptiolucina hetzeli

Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae

Taxonomy
Lucina (Miltha) hetzeli was named by Martin (1933). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Waisiu, Buton Island, which is in a Zanclean carbonate marl in the Sampolakosa Formation of Indonesia.

It was recombined as Elliptiolucina hetzeli by Kiel (2013).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1933Lucina (Miltha) hetzeli Martin p. 15 figs. Pl 1, figs 5,5a
2013Elliptiolucina hetzeli Kiel p. 355

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
LucinidiaGray 1854
orderLucinida(Stoliczka 1871)
superfamilyLucinoideaFleming 1828
familyLucinidaeFleming 1828
subfamilyMyrteinaeChavan 1969
genusElliptiolucinaCosel and Bouchet 2008
specieshetzeli()

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.

Elliptiolucina hetzeli Martin 1933
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: deep infaunalf
Diet: chemosymbioticf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-05-17 03:07:50
Modified: 2009-10-09 08:44:03
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Miocene to the top of the Zanclean or 11.63000 to 3.60000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Indonesia Elliptiolucina hetzeli (205236)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Indonesia (Sulawesi Tenggara) Lucina hetzeli (109175)