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Tellinopsis

Bivalvia - Solemyida - Ctenodontidae

Taxonomy
Tellinopsis was named by Hall (1869) [Sepkoski's age data: D Give-u].

It was assigned to Ctenodontidae by Vokes (1980); and to Nuculoida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1869Tellinopsis Hall
1980Tellinopsis Vokes p. 1
2002Tellinopsis Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
RankNameAuthor
Eubivalvia
subclassProtobranchia(Pelseneer 1889)
superorderNuculiformiiDall 1889
orderSolemyidaNewell 1965
superfamilySolemyoideaAdams and Adams 1857
familyCtenodontidaeWöhrmann 1893
genusTellinopsisHall 1869

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.

G. †Tellinopsis Hall 1869
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Attached: yesf
Life habit: shallow infaunalf
Diet: deposit feederf
Diet 2: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-07-20 13:05:14
Modified: 2009-10-10 17:23:23
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Meyer et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Givetian or 387.70000 to 382.70000 Ma

Collections (25 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Devonian393.3 - 382.7USA (New York) T. subemarginata (91237 91275)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7USA (New York) T. sp. (9007 9028) T. subemarginata (10459 86263 89692 89735 89739 89751 89752 89754 89778 89883 89886 89891 89912 89915 89927 89931 90841 90843 96213) T. subemargula (9356)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7USA (Pennsylvania) T. sp. (627)