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Vacunella oblonga

Bivalvia - Sanguinolitidae

Taxonomy
Vacunella oblonga was named by Waterhouse (1969). Its type specimen is NZGS TM 3587 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is GS3616, Productus Creek, Letham Burn (D44/f9478), which is in a Wordian marine horizon in the Mangarewa Formation of New Zealand.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1969Vacunella oblonga Waterhouse p. 74 figs. pl. 19, figs. 3, 5, 6, 7
1983Vacunella oblonga Waterhouse p. 252 figs. Pl 5, fig 12
1987Vacunella oblonga Waterhouse p. 174 figs. Pl 11, fig 12
1990Vacunella oblonga Astafieva-Urbajtis p. 4 figs. Pl 5, fig 2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
—CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
—CardioniFerussac 1822
—CardiidiaFerussac 1822
superfamilyGrammysioideaMiller 1877
familySanguinolitidaeMiller 1877
subfamilyVacunellinae(Astafieva-Urbajtis 1973)
genusVacunella
speciesoblonga

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.

†Vacunella oblonga Waterhouse 1969
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
J. B. Waterhouse 1987Large shells with orthogyrous umbones placed near anterior fourth of shell length, and well developed lateral sulcus, and slightly upturned posterior shell.
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
valve height633.623.055.933.611.5

Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilec
Life habit: deep infaunalg
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-10-12 12:36:21
Modified: 2009-10-12 14:36:21
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Clapham 2015

Age range: base of the Wordian to the top of the Capitanian or 266.90000 to 259.51000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wordian266.9 - 264.28New Zealand (Southland) Vacunella oblonga (type locality: 41767)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Russian Federation Vacunella etheridgei (109955)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51Russian Federation Vacunella etheridgei (86844 114439)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51New Zealand (Southland) Vacunella oblonga (41777)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Australia (Queensland) Vacunella oblonga (104740 120336)