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Tellina (Phyllodina)

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)Not linked to a GBIF record.
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)18070https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=18070
Ranksubgenus (PBDB)
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Tellinidae : Tellina : Tellina (Phyllodina)
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-Bilateria
-EubilateriaAx 1987
-ProtostomiaGrobben 1908
-Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMolluscaLinnaeus 1758
classBivalviaLinnaeus 1758
-EubivalviaCarter 2011
subclassAutobranchia
infraclassHeteroconchia
-CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
-CardioniFerussac 1822
-CardiidiaFerussac 1822
-CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
-CardioideiFerussac 1822
superfamilyTellinoidea
familyTellinidaeBlainville 1814
genusTellinaLinnaeus 1758
subgenusTellina (Phyllodina)Dall 1900
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Tellina (Phyllodina)subgenusbelongs to Tellinasecond handDall, 1900
Tellina (Phyllodina)subgenusbelongs to Tellinastated with evidenceWoodring, 1982
Tellina (Phyllodina)genusbelongs to Veneroidasecond handSepkoski, 2002
Status (PBDB)extant
Taxon Size (PBDB)7
Extant Size (PBDB)3 (43%)
First Recorded Appearance48.6 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Motilityfacultatively mobile (based on Tellina (Phyllodina))
Visionblind (based on Bivalvia)
Dietdeposit feeder (based on Tellina (Phyllodina))
Ecospace CommentsLIFE HISTORY: IS, MA, UN, DS according to Todd (2001).
Taphonomyaragonite (based on Tellinidae)
Primary Reference (PBDB)J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Phyllodina lepidota
species
listed (PBDB)711.6 Ma
Miocene
11.6 Ma
Miocene
Tellina (Phyllodina) dodona
species
listed (PBDB)220.4 Ma
Miocene
20.4 Ma
Miocene
Tellina (Phyllodina) lebecki
species
listed (PBDB)648.6 Ma
Eocene
41.3 Ma
Eocene
Tellina (Phyllodina) leptalea
species
listed (PBDB)613.8 Ma
Miocene
13.8 Ma
Miocene
Tellina (Phyllodina) pristiphora
species
listed (PBDB)12.59 Ma
Pleistocene
0 Ma
Extant
Tellina (Phyllodina) squamifera
species
listed (PBDB)15.33 Ma
Miocene
0 Ma
Extant

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1900Tellina (Phyllodina) Dall p. 290
1982Tellina (Phyllodina) Woodring p. 657
2002Phyllodina Sepkoski, Jr.

References

Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560
Woodring W. P. (1982) Geology and paleontology of canal zone and adjoing parts of Panama: Description of Tertiary mollusks (Pelecypods: Propeamussiidae to Cuspidariidae)., United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 306 F
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
 
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