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Veniella

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Arcticidae

Taxonomy
Veniella was named by Stoliczka (1870) [Sepkoski's age data: K Apti T Than Sepkoski's reference number: 914]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Arcticidae by Vokes (1980); and to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1833Venilia Morton
1870Veniella Stoliczka
1980Veniella Vokes p. 158
2002Cicatrea Sepkoski
2002Veniella Sepkoski

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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
Veneroidei(Gray 1854)
VeneroiteiGray 1854
superfamilyArcticoidea(Newton 1891)
familyArcticidaeNewton 1891
genusVeniellaStoliczka 1870

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.

G. †Veniella Stoliczka 1870
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Veniella byzacenica Pervinquière 1912
Veniella conradi Morton 1833
Veniella forbesiana Stoliczka 1870
Veniella mortoni Meek 1876
Veniella undata Conrad 1852
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Invalid names: Roudairia drui Munier-Chalmas 1881 [synonym], Trigonia auressensis Coquand 1862 [synonym]
Invalid names: Cicatrea [synonym], Venilia Morton 1833 [replaced]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobileo
Life habit: infaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 12:26:58
Modified: 2004-02-28 14:26:58
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Albian to the top of the Early/Lower Eocene or 113.00000 to 48.60000 Ma

Collections (362 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 112.03South Africa V. sp. (65838 65963 65965 65971 65972 65973)
Albian113.0 - 100.5Madagascar (Mahajanga) V. etheridgei, V. lineolata (86497)
Albian113.0 - 100.5Mexico (Coahuila de Zaragoza) V. coahuilaensis (88674 88679) V. coahuilaensis, V. sp. B (88630) V. coahuiloensis (88677)
Albian113.0 - 100.5Madagascar V. obtruncata (98234)
Early/Lower Albian112.03 - 109.0South Africa V. sp. (65970)
Middle Albian109.0 - 105.3South Africa V. sp. (66006)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6South Africa V. sp. (66008 66009 66011 66014 66015 66019)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6Madagascar (Mahajanga) V. forbesi (98220)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6Spain V. cuneata (66129)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6Mozambique V. etheridgei (174805)

Youngest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Missouri) V. conradi (4382 4385 4386)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian - Early/Lower Paleocene70.6 - 61.7USA (New Jersey) V. conradi (26819)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Poland V. ciplyensis (27625)
Danian66.0 - 61.6USA (New Jersey) V. sp. (101346)
Danian - Selandian66.0 - 59.2Germany V. ciplyensis (3117)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0Germany V. ciplyensis (3111 3114 3116)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0Belgium V. cipleyensis (3119) V. ciplyensis (3120)
Selandian61.6 - 59.2Denmark V. ciplyensis (35263 35265 35266)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0USA (New Jersey) V. decisa, V. rhomboidea (3113) V. rhomboidea (91761)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6USA (New Jersey) V. rhomboidea (91759)