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Nelltia skidgatensis

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae

Taxonomy
Tellina skidgatensis was named by Whiteaves (1884). Its type specimen is CGS 4939, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Nelltia skidgatensis by Saul (1973).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1884Tellina skidgatensis Whiteaves p. 225 figs. pl. 30, figs. 2a-b
1973Nelltia skidgatensis Saul p. 12

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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
genusNelltiaStephenson 1953
speciesskidgatensis(Whiteaves 1884)

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.

Nelltia skidgatensis Whiteaves 1884
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Diagnosis
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