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Securella juanensis

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Taxonomy
Chione juanensis was named by Loel and Corey (1932). Its type specimen is UCMP 31803 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is UCMP loc. A505, Anderson Creek Canyon, foothills of La Panza Range, which is in a Miocene coastal siliciclastic in the Vaqueros Formation of California.

It was recombined as Securella juanensis by Parker (1949).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1932Chione juanensis Loel and Corey p. 223 figs. Plate 42, figures 1a, 1b
1949Securella juanensis Parker p. 591 figs. Plate 93, figures 11, 15

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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
Veneroidei(Gray 1854)
VeneroiteiGray 1854
superfamilyVeneroidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyVeneridaeRafinesque 1815
genusSecurella
speciesjuanensis()

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.

Securella juanensis Loel and Corey 1932
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-10-08 06:38:03
Modified: 2009-08-18 20:15:30
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Early/Lower Miocene or 23.04000 to 15.98000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98USA (California) Chione juanensis (238241 238245)