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Moerella (Scissula)
Taxonomy
Tellina (Scissula) was named by Dall (1900) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi-m R]. It is extant.
It was Moerella (Scissula) by Olsson (1961); it was reranked as Scissula by Sepkoski (2002).
It was assigned to Tellina by Dall (1900); to Moerella by Olsson (1961); and to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002).
It was Moerella (Scissula) by Olsson (1961); it was reranked as Scissula by Sepkoski (2002).
It was assigned to Tellina by Dall (1900); to Moerella by Olsson (1961); and to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002).
Subtaxa
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1900 | Tellina (Scissula) Dall p. 291 |
1961 | Moerella (Scissula) Olsson p. 407 |
2002 | Scissula Sepkoski |
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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. Moerella (Scissula) Dall 1900
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Scissula iris Say 1822
†Tellina (Scissula) lampra Dall 1900
Tellina (Scissula) varilineata Pilsbry and Olsson 1943
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Invalid names: Moerella (Scissula) esmeralda Olsson 1961 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926, Kiessling 2004 |
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Holocene or 20.44000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 15.97 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 15.97 Ma
Collections (24 total)
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Burdigalian | USA (Florida) | Tellina lampra (41760 42250 42443) Tellina sp. (42225) | |
Tortonian | Dominican Republic | Scissula scitula (58817) | |
Late/Upper Miocene | Dominican Republic | Scissula scitula (58824 58867) | |
Late/Upper Pliocene | Jamaica | Scissula healeyi (69090) Tellina healeyi (58522) | |
Early/Lower Pleistocene | USA (Florida) | Scissula candeana (69029) Tellina calliglypta (79338) Tellina candeana (79336) Tellina similis (41501 79331) | |
Pleistocene | Haiti | Tellina caribaea (66811) | |
Middle Pleistocene | USA (Florida) | Tellina similis (67069) | |
Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (South Carolina) | Scissula sp. (79707) | |
Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (Florida) | Scissula similis (69087) | |
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial) | Jamaica | Tellina similis (80408) | |
Late/Upper Pleistocene | Cayman Islands | Tellina similis (80837 80853) | |
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene | Panama (Panama) | Scissula varilineata (160395) | |
Holocene | USA (Louisiana) | Tellina iris (41935 92776) |