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Cyclinella elevata

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Taxonomy
Dosinia elevata was named by Gabb (1864).

It was recombined as Cyclinella elevata by Stewart (1930).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1864Meretrix ovalis Gabb p. 166 figs. PI. 30, Fig. 251
1864Dosinia elevata Gabb p. 167 figs. PL 30, Fig. 252
1930Cyclinella elevata Stewart pp. 224- 225 figs. 227 - 228

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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
—CardiidiaFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
—CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
—Veneroidei(Gray 1854)
—VeneroiteiGray 1854
superfamilyVeneroidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyVeneridaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyMeretricinaeGray 1847
tribeMeretriciniGray 1847
subfamilyCyclinina(Frizzell 1936)
genusCyclinellaDall 1902
specieselevata()

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.

†Cyclinella elevata Gabb 1864
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Invalid names: Meretrix ovalis Gabb 1864 [synonym]
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 16:34:14
Modified: 2009-09-04 18:34:14
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Bartonian or 56.00000 to 38.00000 Ma

Collections (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8USA (California) Dosinia elevata (122337) Meretrix ovalis (122339 200271)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9USA (California) Meretrix ovalis (207115 207116 207119 207126 207128) Meretrix ovalis, Dosinia elevata (190801 207112 207113 207123)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (California) Cyclinella elevata (200745 200763)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (California) Meretrix ovalis (122340) Meretrix ovalis, Dosinia elevata (122295)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Washington) Meretrix ovalis (207129)