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Tagelus clarki

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Solecurtidae

Taxonomy
Tagelus clarki was named by Loel and Corey (1932) [DISTRIBUTION: Early Miocene; California.]. Its type specimen is UCMP 31827, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
T. gratus, T. whitei

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1932Tagelus clarki Loel and Corey

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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)
familySolecurtidaed'Orbigny 1846
genusTagelusGray 1847
speciesclarki

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.

†Tagelus clarki Loel and Corey 1932
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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 14:24:22
Modified: 2009-09-09 16:24:22
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Chattian to the top of the Langhian or 27.30000 to 13.82000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chattian27.3 - 23.04USA (California) Tagelus clarki (52400 52401 52406)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98USA (California) Tagelus clarki (71215 71217 71218 71219)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.45 - 13.82Mexico (Baja California) Tagelus clarki (236358)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63USA (California) Tagelus clarki (44940)