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Cellana
Taxonomy
Cellana was named by Adams (1869) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-m-u R Sepkoski's reference number: 530,909]. It is extant.
It was assigned to Nacellidae by Lindberg and Hickman (1986); to Patellidae by Ladd (1966), Kensley (1972), Short and Potter (1987), Wilson (1993); and to Patellogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002).
It was assigned to Nacellidae by Lindberg and Hickman (1986); to Patellidae by Ladd (1966), Kensley (1972), Short and Potter (1987), Wilson (1993); and to Patellogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002).
Species
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1869 | Cellana Adams |
| 1966 | Cellana Ladd p. 32 |
| 1972 | Cellana Kensley p. 174 |
| 1986 | Cellana Lindberg and Hickman |
| 1987 | Cellana Short and Potter p. 8 |
| 1993 | Cellana Wilson p. 35 |
| 2002 | Cellana Sepkoski |
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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.
G. Cellana Adams 1869
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†Cellana ampla Lindberg and Hickman 1986
Cellana capensis Gmelin 1791
†Cellana conciliata Iredale 1940
Cellana exarata Nuttall 1839
Cellana melanostoma Pilsbry 1891
†Cellana sagittata Ladd 1945
†Cellana solida Blainville 1825
†Cellana tramoserica Holten 1802
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| D. R. Lindberg and C. S. Hickman 1986 | Shell conical, apex position central to anterior. Shell structure of five layers including myostracum; exterior layer (M+3) complex prismatic followed by foliated layer (M+2), radial crossed-lamellar layer (M+1), myostracum (M), and radial and/or complex crossed-lamellar layer (M- 1) (ventral portion of M+1 layer sometimes modified to irregularly tabulate foliated). |
Measurements
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 56.00000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 48.07 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 48.07 Ma
Collections (22 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ypresian | Mexico (Baja California Sur) | C. sp. (5496) | |
| Priabonian | Antarctica (Seymour Island) | C. feldmanni (63553) | |
| Priabonian | USA (Oregon) | C. ampla (194391) | |
| Aquitanian | New Zealand | C. thomsoni (146347) | |
| Late/Upper Miocene | South Africa | Cellana indet., C. capensis (22219) | |
| Pliocene | Fiji | Helcioniscus sagittata, C. sagittata (68180 68181) | |
| Late/Upper Pliocene - Pleistocene | South Africa (Western Cape) | C. capensis (91831) C. sp. (118215) | |
| Pleistocene | Pakistan | C. karachensis, C. sp. (55402) | |
| Pleistocene | Saudi Arabia | C. radiata (198538 198539 198541) | |
| Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (Hawaii) | C. exarata (89294 89302) C. melanostoma, C. exarata (89304) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial) | USA (Hawaii) | C. argentata (89289) C. exarata (89290 89292 89400) C. melanostoma (89404) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Seychelles | C. radiata (107991) |