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Tellina
Classification
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Bivalvia
Subclass:
Heterodonta
Order:
Veneroida
Superfamily:
Tellinacea
Family:
Tellinidae
Subfamily:
Tellininae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Tellina LINNÉ, 1758
Type Species:
T. radiata, SD CHILDREN, 1823
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Synonyms
Musculus, Liotellina, Tellinarius
Geographic Distribution
cosmop.
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
Cret., Tert.
Beginning International Stage:
Berriasian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
143.1
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Rec.
Ending International Stage:
Meghalayan
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
0
Description
Characteristics of subfamily = Lateral teeth present in at least one valve; sculpture various. [Most modern attempts to divide Tellina, s.l., into a number of genera, each with several subgenera, abound in inconsistencies. Evolutionary history of the family in different ocean basins seems to have resulted in many parallel forms or homeomorphs, so that sub- division on one set of characters (e.g., shell outline) runs counter to that on another (e.g., hinge details or musculature). A proper review being beyond the scope of the present summary, the ex- pedient of a conservative classification is adopted herein, treating most generic taxa as subgenera of Tellina.]
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Classification
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Bivalvia
Subclass:
Heterodonta
Order:
Veneroida
Superfamily:
Tellinacea
Family:
Tellinidae
Subfamily:
Tellininae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Tellina LINNÉ, 1758
Type Species:
T. radiata, SD CHILDREN, 1823
Images
(Click to enlarge in a new window)Synonyms
Musculus, Liotellina, Tellinarius
Geographic Distribution
cosmop.
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
Cret., Tert.
Beginning International Stage:
Berriasian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
143.1
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Rec.
Ending International Stage:
Meghalayan
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
0
Description
Characteristics of subfamily = Lateral teeth present in at least one valve; sculpture various. [Most modern attempts to divide Tellina, s.l., into a number of genera, each with several subgenera, abound in inconsistencies. Evolutionary history of the family in different ocean basins seems to have resulted in many parallel forms or homeomorphs, so that sub- division on one set of characters (e.g., shell outline) runs counter to that on another (e.g., hinge details or musculature). A proper review being beyond the scope of the present summary, the ex- pedient of a conservative classification is adopted herein, treating most generic taxa as subgenera of Tellina.]