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Kellia rotunda

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Lasaeidae

Taxonomy
Kellia rotunda was named by Deshayes (1855) [m. kosnik taxon no: 10678].

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1855Kellia rotunda Deshayes
1998Kellia rotunda Lamprell and Healy p. 154

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
RankNameAuthor
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderLeptonidinaDall 1889
superfamilyGaleommatoidea(Gray 1840)
familyLasaeidaeGray 1842
genusKellia(Fischer 1884)
speciesrotundaDeshayes 1855

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.

Kellia rotunda Deshayes 1855
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: stationaryg
Life habit: infaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 07:29:25
Modified: 2009-09-09 09:29:25
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Aberhan et al. 2004
Collections
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