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Tellina (Angulus) longa

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae

Taxonomy
Tellina longa was named by Gabb (1864) [DISTRIBUTION: Paleocene-Eocene; Eastern Pacific.]. Its type specimen is MCZ 15037, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Tellina (Angulus) longa by Moore (2003).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Angulus benedeni, Angulus benedeni, Angulus distortus, Angulus donacinus, Angulus fabulus, Angulus maximus, Angulus nysti, Angulus perna, Angulus planatus, Angulus posterus, Angulus tenuis, Angulus vestalioides, Angulus donacillus, Angulus donacina, Angulus donacinus, Angulus napanensis, Angulus opressa, Angulus optata, Angulus compressa, Angulus aquitanica, Angulus benedeni, Angulus planatus, Angulus edgari, Angulus bipartita, Angulus inflata, Angulus nysti, Angulus posterus, Angulus sacyi, Angulus tumens, Angulus maxima, Angulus maximus, Angulus maximus, T. accedens, T. acrocosima, T. aduncanasa, T. aequilateralis, T. amazonensis, T. amenensis, T. aquitanica, T. araucana, T. baltica, T. bellsiana, T. bipartita, T. brownei, T. browni, T. calligypta, T. calumetensis, T. candeana, T. capillifera, T. carlilana, T. carteroni, T. celetes, T. cliviosa, T. colombiana, T. cruciata, T. cynoglossa, T. decipiens, T. decorata, T. decorata, T. dinomera, T. diphana, T. djakovi, T. duganensis, T. dugansensis, T. duneganensis, T. eborea, T. estellensis, T. fabia, T. flandrica, T. gonida, T. goodei, T. gouldia, T. granconensis, T. greggi, T. groenlandica, T. halistrepta, T. hallistrepta, T. healyi, T. hendersoni, T. ickeae, T. inaequalis, T. islahispaniolae, T. kikaizimana, T. kincaidii, T. lacunosa, T. lamellosa, T. linifera, T. luderitizi, T. ludwigii, T. makelloides, T. maoica, T. marcosensis, T. michaeli, T. moreana, T. multiconcentrica, T. multilineata, T. multioncentrica, T. munda, T. natalensis, T. nevadaensis, T. notoensis, T. opressa, T. oregonenis, T. ovalleana, T. palatum, T. parkerana, T. pearlensis, T. penthesileae, T. peracuta, T. phaseolina, T. pleschakovi, T. plicata, T. ponsonbyi, T. propetenella, T. proxima, T. puella, T. qilianshanensis, T. quihi, T. regularis, T. riocanensis, T. rivana, T. rollandensis, T. rostralis, T. rostrata, T. santander, T. semipapyra, T. semipapyria, T. semirotunda, T. silicata, T. spiekeri, T. stabulana, T. strigosa, T. strougoi, T. subaritica, T. suberis, T. subprotexta, T. subtriangularis, T. sybaritica, T. tazuvensis, T. tigilensis, T. triangularis, T. trilatera, T. vaughani, T. waylandvaughani, T. woodmansensis, T. suberis, T. disparoides, T. felix, T. iridella, T. iridescens, T. juvenilis, T. plana, T. singewaldi, T. crassa, T. diaphana, T. dijki, T. isseli, T. njalindungensis, T. ovatula, T. permodesta, T. victoriae, T. tazuvensis, T. lacunosa, T. cymobia, T. aduncanasa, T. apomsa, T. browni, T. gonida, T. halistrepta, T. linifera, T. panamanensis, T. pharcida, T. spiekeri, T. spillmani, T. strictolineata, T. vaughani, T. subpallida, T. cygnus, T. incarnata, T. pretiosa, T. frontera, T. lyrica, T. rosa, T. scalariodes, T. acrocosmia, T. diaphana, T. halidona, T. merula, T. sclera, T. sclera, T. merula, T. peaceriverensis, T. atossa, T. bonneti, T. brevis, T. hendersoni, T. hilaris, T. jungi, T. nanggulanensis, T. nannodes, T. raulini, T. ravuli, T. sayi, T. simpsoni, T. sybaritica, T. trigonula, T. aqiaensis, T. zonaria, T. nysti, T. postera, T. praeplanata, T. pharaonis, T. francisca, T. rotunda, T. parvitas, T. calliglypta, T. candeana, T. healeyi, T. subdiluta, T. lamottensis, T. levesquei, T. jeguaensis, T. praeplanata, T. briarti, T. caroniana, T. dira, T. hilli, T. pseudohilli, T. rastellum, T. retifera, T. silicata, T. sokkohensis, T. sumatrana, T. euxesta, T. planitesta, T. timorensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1864Tellina longa Gabb p. 155 figs. 22: 131
1930Tellina longa Stewart p. 199 figs. Plate 10, fig. 5
2003Tellina (Angulus) longa Moore figs. plate 1, figures 6a, b

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
CardioideiFerussac 1822
superfamilyTellinoidea(Blainville 1814)
familyTellinidaeBlainville 1814
subfamilyTellininaeBlainville 1814
genusTellinaMegerle 1811
subgenusAngulus
specieslonga()

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: infaunalg
Diet: deposit feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 13:34:37
Modified: 2009-09-09 15:34:37
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Bartonian or 56.00000 to 37.71000 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07USA (California) Tellina longa (52424 52426 52427 52428 52430 52431 52433)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9USA (Washington) Tellina longa (241813 241824 241852)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9USA (California) Tellina longa (91476 190801)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (California) Tellina longa (52817 122295)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (Washington) Tellina longa (207129)