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Tellina (Scissula) lampra

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae

Taxonomy
Tellina (Scissula) lampra was named by Dall (1900) [DISTRIBUTION: Early Miocene; Florida.]. Its type specimen is USNM 114600, a shell, and it is not a trace fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1900Tellina (Scissula) lampra Dall p. 1028 figs. pl. 46, fig. 14
1947Tellina (Scissula) lampra Gardner p. 194

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
CardioideiFerussac 1822
superfamilyTellinoidea(Blainville 1814)
familyTellinidaeBlainville 1814
genusTellinaLinnaeus 1758
subgenusScissula(Fischer 1887)
specieslampraDall 1900

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 mobilesubg
Life habit: infaunalsubg
Diet: deposit feedersubg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 13:37:05
Modified: 2009-09-09 15:37:05
Source: subg = subgenus, f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range: Burdigalian or 20.45000 to 15.98000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98USA (Florida) Tellina lampra (41760 42250 42443)