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Kellia lajollaensis

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Lasaeidae

Taxonomy
Kellia lajollaensis was named by Hanna (1927). Its type specimen is UCMP 31036 and is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
K. minutissima

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1927Kellia lajollaensis Hanna p. 284 figs. Plate 37, figure 7
1992Kellia lajollaensis Moore pp. E6 - E7 figs. Plate 3, figure 8

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
RankNameAuthor
—CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
—CardioniFerussac 1822
—CardiidiaFerussac 1822
—CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderLeptonidinaDall 1889
superfamilyGaleommatoidea(Gray 1840)
familyLasaeidaeGray 1842
genusKellia(Fischer 1884)
specieslajollaensis

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.

†Kellia lajollaensis Hanna 1927
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: stationaryg
Life habit: infaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 07:29:25
Modified: 2009-09-09 09:29:25
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range: Lutetian or 47.80000 to 41.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (California) Kellia lajollaensis (200743)