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Felaniella (Felaniella)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Ungulinidae

Taxonomy

Felaniella (Felaniella) was named by Dall (1899). It is extant.

It was assigned to Felaniella by Dall (1899), Moore (1976), Moore (1988), Todd (2001).

Subtaxa

Felaniella (Felaniella) candeana, Felaniella (Felaniella) harfordi, Felaniella (Felaniella) snavelyi

Species lacking formal opinion data

Felaniella compacta, Felaniella sertunayensis, Felaniella usta, Felaniella vincenti

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1899	Felaniella (Felaniella) Dall p. 244
1976	Felaniella (Felaniella) Moore p. 46
1988	Felaniella (Felaniella) Moore p. D28
2001	Felaniella (Felaniella) Todd

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Protostomia
—	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
phylum	Mollusca
class	Bivalvia
—	Eubivalvia
subclass	Autobranchia	(Groblen 1894)
infraclass	Heteroconchia	(Gray 1854)
—	Cardiomorphi	Ferussac 1822

Rank	Name	Author
—	Cardioni	Ferussac 1822
—	Cardiidia	Ferussac 1822
—	Cardiata	Ferussac 1822
superorder	Cardiiformii	Ferussac 1822
order	Cardiida	Ferussac 1822
suborder	Cardiidina	Ferussac 1822
—	Veneroidei	(Gray 1854)
—	Veneroitei	Gray 1854
superfamily	Ungulinoidea	Adams and Adams 1857
family	Ungulinidae	Adams and Adams 1857
genus	Felaniella	Bronn 1831
subgenus	Felaniella	Dall 1899

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.

Subg. Felaniella (Felaniella) Dall 1899

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Felaniella (Felaniella) candeana d'Orbigny 1853

†Felaniella (Felaniella) harfordi Anderson 1905

†Felaniella (Felaniella) snavelyi Moore 1976

Diagnosis

No diagnoses are available

Measurements

No measurements are available

Composition:

aragonitec

Locomotion:

facultatively mobileg

Life habit:

infaunalg

Diet:

suspension feederg

Vision:

blindc

Created:

2009-09-09 14:03:37

Modified:

2009-09-09 16:05:01

Source: g = genus, c = class

References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Rupelian to the top of the Gelasian or 33.90000 to 1.80000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 27.3 Ma

Collections (38 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Rupelian	33.9 - 27.3	USA (Oregon)	Felaniella snavelyi (37697 37816 37818)
Chattian	27.3 - 23.04	USA (Oregon)	Felaniella snavelyi (37680 37683 37687 37689 37692)
Late/Upper Oligocene	27.3 - 23.04	USA (California)	Felaniella harfordi (72406 72408 219730 219760)
Early/Lower Miocene	23.04 - 15.98	USA (California)	Diplodonta harfordi (44912 71229 91374 237917 238139 238142 238143 238144 238145 238248 238261 238262) Felaniella harfordi (196138)
Middle Miocene	15.98 - 11.63	USA (California)	Diplodonta harfordi (44966 44980 44983)
Late/Upper Miocene	11.63 - 5.333	USA (California)	Diplodonta harfordi (164674)
Messinian	7.246 - 5.333	Panama (Colon)	Felaniella sp. (79855)
Late/Upper Pliocene	3.6 - 2.58	Jamaica	Felaniella minor (69090) Felaniella sp., Felaniella minor (69094)
Piacenzian	3.6 - 2.58	Belgium	Felaniella astartea (86803 86804 86805 86806)
Gelasian	2.58 - 1.8	Belgium	Felaniella astartea (86807)
Pleistocene	2.58 - 0.0117	Haiti	Diplodonta candeana (60884)