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Kalelia pectuncularis

Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae

Taxonomy
Venericardia pectunculare was named by Lamarck (1806). Its type specimen is GMNH 46030 and is a 3D body fossil.

It was corrected as Venericardia pectuncularis by Lamarck (1806); it was recombined as Venericor pectunculare by Pacaud and Le Renard (1995); it was recombined as Kalelia pectuncularis by Pérez and del Río (2017).

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by P. Wagner on 2026-05-30; modified by P. Wagner on 2026-05-30

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1806Venericardia pectuncularis Lamarck p. 58
1995Venericor pectunculare Pacaud and Le Renard p. 181
2017Kalelia pectuncularis Pérez and del Río p. 1158 figs. 6.1-6.2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
Heterodonta(Neumayr 1884)
CarditioniDall 1889
orderCarditida(Dall 1889)
superfamilyCrassatelloidea(Férussac 1822)
familyCarditidaeFleming 1820
genusKalelia
speciespectuncularis()

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.

Kalelia pectuncularis Lamarck 1806
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitesuperf
Environment: marinesuperf
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindsuperf
Created: 2009-08-17 20:23:42
Modified: 2009-08-17 22:23:42
Source: f = family, superf = superfamily
References: Eames 1951, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range: Bartonian or 41.03000 to 37.71000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71France Venericardia pectuncularis (78567)