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Vulsella vulsella

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Malleidae

Taxonomy
Vulsella vulsella was named by Linnaeus (1758) [m. kosnik taxon no: 10283]. It is extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Vulsella vulsella Linnaeus
2002Vulsella vulsella Wilson p. 44

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
RankNameAuthor
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
OstreioniFerussac 1822
OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderOstreida(Fërussac 1822)
suborderMalleidinaGray 1854
superfamilyPterioideaGray 1847
familyMalleidaeLamarck 1819
genusVulsellaRšding 1798
speciesvulsellaLinnaeus 1758

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.

Vulsella vulsella Linnaeus 1758
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calciteo
Environment: marine, brackisho
Locomotion: stationarysuperf
Attached: yessuperf
Epibiont: yessuperf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: suspension feedersuperf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 13:52:56
Modified: 2009-09-09 15:53:09
Source: superf = superfamily, o = order, c = class
References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Late/Upper Pleistocene or 0.12900 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Japan Vulsella vulsella (88886)