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Tivela trigonalis

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Taxonomy
Tivela trigonalis was named by Nomland (1916). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is UCMP loc. 2684, which is in a Pliocene marginal marine sandstone/conglomerate in the Jacalitos Formation of California.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1916Tivela trigonalis Nomland p. 207 figs. Plate 9, figures 2a, 2b, 2c

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
Veneroidei(Gray 1854)
VeneroiteiGray 1854
superfamilyVeneroidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyVeneridaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyMeretricinaeGray 1847
genusTivelaLink 1807
speciestrigonalis

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.

Tivela trigonalis Nomland 1916
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: infaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-04 16:40:15
Modified: 2009-09-04 18:40:15
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Pliocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pliocene or 5.33300 to 2.58800 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6USA (California) Tivela trigonalis (type locality: 206371)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588USA (California) Tivela trigonalis (216567)