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Tellininae

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1814Tellininae Blainville
1976Tellininae Moore p. 50
1977Tellininae Adegoke p. 274
1980Tellininae Vokes p. 141
1982Tellininae Woodring p. 656
1987Tellininae Squires p. 68
1988Tellininae Freneix et al. p. 429
1992Tellininae Perrilliat p. 13
1992Tellininae Stilwell and Zinsmeister p. 77
2000Tellininae Coan et al. p. 398
2021Tellininae Mendir et al. p. 16

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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
subfamilyTellininaeBlainville 1814
subfamilyTellininaeBlainville 1814

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.

Subfm. †Tellininae Blainville 1814
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G. Abranda Iredale 1924
G. †Aenona Conrad 1870
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†Aenona ariana Kendrick and Vartak 2007
†Aenona cenomanensis Abbass 1962
†Aenona eufaulensis Conrad 1860
G. †Agnomyax Stewart 1930
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†Agnomyax monilifer Gabb 1864
G. Angulus Megerle 1811
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Subg. †Angulus (Lamyella) Glibert and van de Poel 1967
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Subg. Angulus (Peronaea) Poli 1791
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†Angulus (Peronaea) benedeni Nyst and Westendorp 1839
Angulus agilis Stimpson 1857
†Angulus democracianus Hodson 1931
Angulus diantha Boss 1964
Angulus merus Say 1834
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Invalid names: Tellina promera Dall 1900 [synonym]
Angulus texanus Dall 1900
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Invalid names: Moerella sayi Dall 1900 [synonym]
†Angulus umbra Dall 1900
Angulus versicolor De Kay 1843
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Invalid names: Tellina (Angulus) pauperata d'Orbigny 1853 [synonym]
Tellina (Angulus) cadieni Coan et al. 2000
†Tellina (Angulus) castacana Anderson and Hanna 1925
†Tellina (Angulus) jollaensis Dickerson 1916
†Tellina (Angulus) packardi Dickerson 1914
†Tellina (Angulus) subplana d'Orbigny 1833
G. †Arcopagella Meek 1871
G. Arcopaginula Lamy 1918
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G. Clathrotellina Thiele 1934
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Invalid names: Tellina incarnata Hanley 1846 [synonym]
G. Hemimetis Thiele 1934
G. †Hercodon
G. †Jactellina Iredale 1929
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†Jactellina clathrata Deshayes 1835
G. Laciolina Iredale 1937
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Laciolina magna Spengler 1798
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Invalid names: Tellina acuta Wood 1815 [synonym], Tellina elliptica Lamarck 1818 [synonym]
G. †Linearis Conrad 1860
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†Linearia multicostata Gabb 1869
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Invalid names: Linearia suciensis Whiteaves 1879 [synonym]
†Linearia semistriata Guembel 1861
G. †Liothyris Conrad 1873
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†Liothyris carolinensis Conrad 1875
G. Macomona Finlay 1926
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†Macomona basedowi Tate 1901
G. †Obtellina Iredale 1929
G. †Palaeomoera Stoliczka 1870
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†Palaeomoera dyskritos Dailey and Popenoe 1966
G. Pharaonella Lamy 1918
G. †Phylloda Schumacher 1817
G. Pinguitellina Iredale 1927
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G. †Pistris Thiele 1934
G. †Pseudarcopagia Bertin 1878
G. Punipagia Iredale 1930
G. Quadrans Bertin 1878
G. Quidnipagus Iredale 1929
G. Scutarcopagia Pilsbry 1918
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†Scutarcopagia scobinata Linnaeus 1758
G. Semelangulus Iredale 1924
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†Semelangulus crebrimaculatus Sowerby II 1868
Semelangulus tenuilirata Sowerby 1867 [Fine-ridged Tellen]
G. †Solyma Conrad 1870
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†Solyma elliptica Gabb 1861
G. Strigilla Turton 1822
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†Strigilla australis Tate 1887
†Strigilla euronia Hedley 1908
†Strigilla georgiana Gardner 1947
Strigilla mirabilis Philippi 1841
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Invalid names: Strigilla flexuosa Say 1822 [replaced]
†Strigilla musanica Olsson 1922
†Strigilla paraflexuosa Gardner 1947
Strigilla pisiformis Linnaeus 1758
†Strigilla sphaerion Gardner 1947
G. Tampaella Huber et al. 2015
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Invalid names: Tellina (Moerella) paziana Dall 1900 [synonym]
G. Tellidora Morch 1856
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Tellidora burnetti Broderip and Sowerby 1829
Tellidora cristata Récluz 1842
Tellidora lunulata Adams 1856
G. Tellinides Lamarck 1818
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Tellinides ovalis Sowerby 1825
G. †Tellinimera Conrad 1860
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†Tellinimera kauffmani Marincovich, Jr. 1993
†Tellinimera scitula Meek and Hayden 1856
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Invalid names: Tellinimera formosa Meek and Hayden 1861 [synonym]
G. †Tonganaella Huber et al. 2015
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Tonganaella perna Spengler 1798
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: deposit feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-05-20 09:44:14
Modified: 2009-08-18 20:16:00
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Berriasian to the top of the Holocene or 145.00000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 139.8 Ma

Collections (789 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Berriasian145.0 - 139.8Japan Linearia nankaiana (116562)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0United Kingdom (England) Linearia olea (1856)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Australia (Western Australia) Palaeomoera mariaeburiensis (162297 162301)
Aptian - Albian125.0 - 100.5China (Xizang) Linearia gieumalensis (64249)
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 113.0United Kingdom (England) Palaeomoera inaequalis (162252)
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 113.0Mexico (Baja California) Linearia sp. (1878)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 122.46Lebanon Linearia olea, Linearia sp., Tellina elliptica (69180)
Albian113.0 - 100.5Japan Linearia cancerata, Linearia ovaloida (123133 123134 123156 123165)
Albian113.0 - 100.5USA (New Mexico) Linearia kansasensis (37561)
Albian113.0 - 100.5USA (Kansas) Arcopagella mactroides (2007 2025) Linearia kansasensis (2035 2048 2053 2055 2056)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6United Kingdom (England) Linearia striatuloides, Palaeomoera inaequalis, Linearis subtenuistriana (6280)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (California) Agnomyax monilifer (167603) Linearia sp. (185734)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Japan Linearia cancerata, Linearia ovaloida (123154 123155 123167)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (Texas) Linearia concentrica (4651 6604 6611) Solyma stewarti (4637 4638 4646 4650 4652 4654 4656 6471 6475 6476 6481 6484 6486 6492 6618 6630 6642)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Egypt Aenona cenomanensis (114872)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5India Linearia sp., Aenona ariana (228245)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Algeria Aenona cenomanensis (220823)
Early/Lower Cenomanian - Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Egypt Aenona cenomanensis (114911)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Egypt Aenona cenomanensis (114795) Linearia aegyptiaca (114794 114889) Linearia aegyptiaca, Aenona cenomanensis (114810)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Algeria Aenona cenomanensis (220825)