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Tellina (Eurytellina) oldroydi

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae

Taxonomy
Tellina oldroydi was named by Wiedey (1928). Its type specimen is SDSNH 36, a valve, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is LSJU loc. 425, Dry Canyon, which is in a Miocene coastal sandstone in California.

It was recombined as Tellina (Eurytellina) oldroydi by Moore (2003).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1928Tellina oldroydi Wiedey p. 148 figs. Plate 19, figure 3
2003Tellina (Eurytellina) oldroydi Moore figs. plate 2, figure 8

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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
genusTellinaLinnaeus 1758
subgenusEurytellina(Fischer 1887)
speciesoldroydi()

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: aragonitef
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: infaunalg
Diet: deposit feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 13:35:26
Modified: 2009-09-09 15:35:26
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Miocene to the top of the Blancan or 23.03000 to 1.80000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97USA (California) Tellina oldroydi (44921 44926)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82USA (California) Tellina oldroydi (206393)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608USA (California) Tellina oldroydi (type locality: 220064)
Blancan4.9 - 1.8USA (California) Tellina oldroydi (19677)