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Tellina pittsburgensis

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1925Tellina pittsburgensis Clark p. 95 figs. Plate 12, figures 8 and 9
1944Tellina pittsburgensis Durham p. 148

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
—CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
—CardioniFerussac 1822
—CardiidiaFerussac 1822
—CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
—CardioideiFerussac 1822
superfamilyTellinoidea(Blainville 1814)
familyTellinidaeBlainville 1814
genusTellinaLinnaeus 1758
speciespittsburgensis

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 pittsburgensis Clark 1925
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: deep infaunalg
Diet: deposit feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-29 17:08:38
Modified: 2009-10-09 08:59:32
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Priabonian to the top of the Chattian or 37.71000 to 23.04000 Ma

Collections (27 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9USA (California) Tellina pittsburgensis (52626)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9USA (Oregon) Tellina pittsburgensis (38940 38941 38991 38992 38993 38999 39000 39002 39003 39004 39024 39031 39033)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9USA (Washington) Tellina pittsburgensis (91606)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3USA (Oregon) Tellina pittsburgensis (37697 37701 37702 37816 37818 37824)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.04USA (Washington) Tellina pittsburgensis (208143 208146)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04USA (Oregon) Tellina pittsburgensis (37681 37684 37687 37691)