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Veniella forbesiana

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Arcticidae

Taxonomy

Cyprina forbesiana was named by Stoliczka (1870).

It was recombined as Roudairia forbesi by Choffat (1905); it was recombined as Roudairia forbesiana by Pervinquière (1912); it was recombined as Veniella forbesiana by Cooper (2003).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

V. ciplyensis, V. cordialis, V. drui, V. forbesi, V. jamaicensis, V. subtumida, V. trapezoidalis, V. trapezoides

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1870	Cyprina forbesiana Stoliczka
1905	Roudairia forbesi Choffat p. 42 figs. Pl 1, fig 3
1912	Roudairia forbesiana Pervinquière
2003	Veniella forbesiana Cooper p. 91

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Protostomia
—	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
phylum	Mollusca
class	Bivalvia
—	Eubivalvia
subclass	Autobranchia	(Groblen 1894)
infraclass	Heteroconchia	(Gray 1854)
—	Cardiomorphi	Ferussac 1822

Rank	Name	Author
—	Cardioni	Ferussac 1822
—	Cardiidia	Ferussac 1822
—	Cardiata	Ferussac 1822
superorder	Cardiiformii	Ferussac 1822
order	Cardiida	Ferussac 1822
suborder	Cardiidina	Ferussac 1822
—	Veneroidei	(Gray 1854)
—	Veneroitei	Gray 1854
superfamily	Arcticoidea	(Newton 1891)
family	Arcticidae	Newton 1891
genus	Veniella	Stoliczka 1870
species	forbesiana	(Stoliczka 1870)

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.

†Veniella forbesiana Stoliczka 1870

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Diagnosis

No diagnoses are available

Measurements

No measurements are available

Composition:

aragonitec

Locomotion:

facultatively mobileo

Life habit:

infaunalo

Diet:

suspension feedero

Vision:

blindc

Created:

2004-02-28 12:26:58

Modified:

2004-02-28 14:26:58

Source: o = order, c = class

Reference: Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Cenomanian to the top of the Maastrichtian or 100.50000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (10 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Cenomanian	100.5 - 93.9	Angola	Veniella forbesiana (210983)
Turonian - Early/Lower Coniacian	93.9 - 85.7	Angola	Roudairia forbesi (210891)
Early/Lower Coniacian	89.8 - 85.7	Angola	Veniella forbesiana (210899)
Early/Lower Campanian	83.6 - 72.2	Mozambique	Veniella forbesiana (174826)
Maastrichtian	72.2 - 66.0	Mozambique	Veniella forbesiana (1376)
Maastrichtian	72.2 - 66.0	Madagascar	Veniella forbesiana (1322)
Maastrichtian	72.2 - 66.0	Angola	Veniella forbesiana (1369)
Maastrichtian	72.2 - 66.0	Algeria	Veniella forbesiana (1344)
Maastrichtian	72.2 - 66.0	Libya	Veniella forbesiana (1370)
Maastrichtian	72.2 - 66.0	India	Veniella forbesiana (1351)