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Tellina (Elliptotellina)
Taxonomy
Elliptotellina was named by Cossmann (1886) [Sepkoski's age data: T Than T Eo-m Sepkoski's reference number: 705].
It was reranked as Tellina (Elliptotellina) by Cossmann and Pissarro (1904), Adegoke (1977) and Moore (2003).
It was assigned to Tellinidae by Todd (2001); to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Tellina by Cossmann and Pissarro (1904), Adegoke (1977) and Moore (2003).
It was reranked as Tellina (Elliptotellina) by Cossmann and Pissarro (1904), Adegoke (1977) and Moore (2003).
It was assigned to Tellinidae by Todd (2001); to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Tellina by Cossmann and Pissarro (1904), Adegoke (1977) and Moore (2003).
Subtaxa
Species lacking formal opinion data
Tellina aquitanica, Tellina bellsiana, Tellina browni, Tellina carlilana, Tellina celetes, Tellina colombiana, Tellina cowlitzensis, Tellina dinomera, Tellina estellensis, Tellina felix, Tellina frontera, Tellina gouldia, Tellina idea, Tellina kikaizimana, Tellina luderitizi, Tellina multiconcentrica, Tellina munda, Tellina pretiosa, Tellina quihi, Tellina rollandensis, Tellina rosa, Tellina rostralis, Tellina rostrata, Tellina scrippensis, Tellina semipapyra, Tellina silicata, Tellina silicata, Tellina subprotexta, Tellina subtriangularis, Tellina townsendsis, Tellina woodmansensis
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1886 | Elliptotellina Cossmann |
1904 | Tellina (Elliptotellina) Cossmann and Pissarro |
1977 | Tellina (Elliptotellina) Adegoke p. 274 |
2001 | Elliptotellina Todd |
2002 | Elliptotellina Sepkoski |
2003 | Tellina (Elliptotellina) Moore |
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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.
Subg. †Tellina (Elliptotellina) Cossmann 1886
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†Elliptotellina tellinella Lamarck 1806
†Tellina (Elliptotellina) ambigua Sowerby 1823
†Tellina (Elliptotellina) kouriatchyi Furon 1948
Tellina (Elliptotellina) pacifica Dall 1900
†Tellina (Elliptotellina) townsendensis Clark 1925
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available