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Scissula similis
Taxonomy
Tellina similis was named by Sowerby (1806) [DISTRIBUTION: Plesitocene-Recent; Western Atlantic.]. It is extant.
It was recombined as Scissula similis by Hendy et al. (2008).
It was recombined as Scissula similis by Hendy et al. (2008).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1806 | Tellina similis Sowerby |
| 1853 | Tellina caribaea d'Orbigny p. 251 figs. pl. 25, figs. 47-49 |
| 2008 | Scissula similis Hendy et al. |
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Scissula similis Sowerby 1806
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Invalid names: Tellina caribaea d'Orbigny 1853 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: subg = subgenus, f = family, c = class | |||||
| References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926, Kiessling 2004 | |||||
Age range: base of the Early/Lower Pleistocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 2.58000 to 0.01170 Ma
Collections (8 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Early/Lower Pleistocene | USA (Florida) | Tellina similis (41501 79331) | |
| Pleistocene | Haiti | Tellina caribaea (66811) | |
| Middle Pleistocene | USA (Florida) | Tellina similis (67069) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Cayman Islands | Tellina similis (80837 80853) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (Florida) | Scissula similis (69087) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial) | Jamaica | Tellina similis (80408) |