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Tellina (Oudardia) emacerata

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae

Taxonomy
Tellina emacerata was named by Conrad (1849) [DISTRIBUTION: Late Oligocene; Pacific Coast, North America.]. It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Tellina (Oudardia) emacerata by Addicott (1973) and Moore (2003).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1848Tellina (Peronidia) oregonensis Conrad
1849Tellina emacerata Conrad
1908Tellina clallamensis Reagan
1931Tellina (Peronidia) oregonensis Etherington p. 83 figs. Plate 10, figures 6, 7
1944Tellina (Peronidia) oregonensis Durham p. 149
1963Tellina emacerata Moore p. 78 figs. Plate 29, figures 6, 7, 13, 14
1973Tellina (Oudardia) emacerata Addicott p. 32
1976Tellina emacerata Addicott p. 31
2003Tellina (Oudardia) emacerata Moore figs. plate 3, figure 3

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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
subgenusOudardia
speciesemacerata(Conrad 1849)

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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Invalid names: Tellina (Peronidia) oregonensis Conrad 1848 [synonym], Tellina clallamensis Reagan 1908 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: deep infaunalg
Diet: deposit feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-29 17:08:38
Modified: 2009-10-09 08:59:32
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Chattian to the top of the Langhian or 28.10000 to 13.82000 Ma

Collections (20 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03USA (California) Tellina emacerata (72407)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03USA (Washington) Tellina emacerata (37575 37576 37579 37580 37583 37585 37589 37590 37592)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44USA (Washington) Tellina emacerata (37595)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97USA (Oregon) Tellina emacerata (39583 39805)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82USA (Oregon) Tellina emacerata (39598 39604 39606 39698 39799 39801 201690)