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Diplodonta zelandica

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Ungulinidae

Taxonomy
Lucina zelandica was named by Gray (1835). It is extant.

It was recombined as Felaniella (Zemysia) zelandica by Finlay (1924); it was recombined as Diplodonta zelandica by Coan and Valentich-Scott (2012).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1835Lucina zelandica Gray
1924Felaniella (Zemysia) zelandica Finlay
2012Diplodonta zelandica Coan and Valentich-Scott p. 738

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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
Veneroidei(Gray 1854)
VeneroiteiGray 1854
superfamilyUngulinoideaAdams and Adams 1857
familyUngulinidaeAdams and Adams 1857
genusDiplodontaBronn 1831
specieszelandica(Gray 1835)

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: infaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 14:03:37
Modified: 2009-09-09 16:05:01
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Pliocene to the top of the Middle Pleistocene or 5.33300 to 0.12900 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6New Zealand (Auckland) Tara zelandica (45259) Taras zelandica (45258)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6New Zealand Taras zelandica (73307)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129New Zealand (Wellington) Felaniella zelandica (94818)