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Saccella quercollis

Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Nuculanidae

Taxonomy
Leda quercollis was named by Harris (1896) [DISTRIBUTION: Paleocene; Gulf Coastal Plain.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Saccella quercollis by Palmer and Brann (1965).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1896Leda quercollis Harris p. 55 figs. pl. 4, fig. 11
1965Saccella quercollis Palmer and Brann p. 291

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
RankNameAuthor
Eubivalvia
subclassProtobranchia(Pelseneer 1889)
superorderNuculaniformiiCarter et al. 2000
orderNuculanida(Carter et al. 2000)
superfamilyNuculanoideaAdams and Adams 1858
familyNuculanidaeAdams and Adams 1858
genusSaccellaWoodring 1925
speciesquercollis(Harris 1896)

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.

Saccella quercollis Harris 1896
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 1.0 to < 10f
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10f
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10f
Thickness: thinf
Folds: nonef
Ribbing: minorf
Spines: nonef
Internal reinforcement: nonef
Ontogeny: accretionf
Environment: coastal, inner shelf, outer shelf, oceanicf
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: shallow infaunalg
Diet: deposit feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 13:24:17
Modified: 2009-10-11 13:02:28
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Selandian or 61.60000 to 59.20000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian - Selandian66.0 - 59.2USA (Alabama) Leda quercollis (35081)
Selandian61.6 - 59.2USA (Alabama) Saccella quercollis (86172 86173 86174 86175 90607 90608)